गोरख धन्धा gōrakh dhandhā

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.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Labyrinth.
Complicated affair.
Complicated riddle.

Usual translation

  1. mundane business

Origin of the definition

गोरख धन्धा. An entangling business.

गोरखधंधा gōrakhadhandhā gorakhdhandha: (nm) a labyrinth; labyrinthine affair, complicated riddle.

H گورکهہ دهندهاगोरखधंधा gorakh-dhandhā [gorakh, prob. a proper name = S. गो+रक्षः+dhandhā, q.v.], s.m. Living, way of living; — a troublesome or trying life or existence, distraction, disquietude; — an intricate or difficult affair or problem; a puzzle; a labyrinth or maze; — a Chinese puzzle (consisting of a number of pins passed through holes in an oblong plate; the pins having rings at one end through which an oblong ring is passed); — an intricate kind of lock, a puzzle-lock (Pers. syn. qufl-ě-waswās); — a kind of child's toy, having a string attached to it, which, when extended in one direction turns out to be of one colour; and when extended in another direction, turns out to be of another colour; — any complicated or puzzling plaything, or machine, &c.

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Created
Monday 7 June 2021
Updated
Saturday 14 September 2024