دھوکھا

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš
    Sanskrit द्रुह् (druh)
    Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati)
    Punjabi دھوکھا (dhokhā)

    From Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    دھوکھا • (dhokhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਧੋਖਾ)

    1. betrayal
    2. fraud; deception; deceit
    3. misunderstanding

    Declension

    Declension of دھوکھا
    singular plural
    direct دھوکھا (dhokhā) دھوکھے (dhokhe)
    oblique دھوکھے (dhokhe) دھوکھیْاں (dhokhiyāṉ)
    vocative دھوکھیْا (dhokhiyā) دھوکھیو (dhokheyo)
    ablative دھوکھیوں (dhokheyoṉ) دھوکھیْاں (dhokhiyāṉ)
    locative – دھوکھِیں (dhokhīṉ)
    instrumental دھوکھے (dhokhe) –

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دھوکھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • “ਧੋਖਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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