धोखेबाज़ dhōkhēbāz
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
A cheat, swindler, shyster.
Deceitful, guileful, fraudulent.
Usual translation
- deceitful
- deceptive
Origin of the definition
P باز bāz, act. part. [of bāḵẖtan; rt. Zend baz; S. भज्; cf. baḵẖt], Playing, player; — (in comp.) a suffix denoting an 'agent,' 'doer,' 'one who has to do with,' 'fancier,' &c.; e.g. ṭhaṭṭhe-bāz, s.m. Joker, jester; — kabūtar-bāz, s.m. 'Pigeon-fancier'; shatranj-bāz, 'chess-player.'
धोखा dhōkhā dhokha: (nm) deception, deceit; fraud, cheating, guile; subterfuge; a scarecrow; -धड़ी beguilement; cheating, deceit; humbuggery; धोखेबाज़ a cheat, swindler; shyster; deceitful, guileful; fraudulent; धोखेबाज़ी fraud, deception, cheating; humbuggery; —खाना to suffer deceipt, to be taken in, to be deceived/beguiled/cheated, to be hoodwinked; —देना to play false; to deceive, to cheat, to hoodwink, to beguile; धोखे की टट्टी a Trojan horse, a camouflage, false screen, a fraudulent device; धोखे में आना/पड़ना to be taken in, to be deceived/cheated.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
22 occurrences
In 17 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
6 occurrences
In 4 on 1112 murlis
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