جوکھم

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yogakṣema, “the security given by possessions, wealth, etc”), from योग (yoga, “junction, work”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “basis, security”). Compare Gujarati જોખમ (jokham), Marathi जोखीम (jokhīm).

Pronunciation

Noun

جوکھم • (jokhim) m (Hindi spelling जोखिम)

  1. risk
  2. hazard
  3. danger
  4. peril
  5. jeopardy
  6. a hazardous undertaking, enterprise, or business
  7. (originally) insurance; secure possession (of property, etc.)
  8. valuables (jewels, money, the thing risked or put to hazard, etc.)

Derived terms

References

  • John T. Platts (25 August 2012 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]
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