जोखिम
Hindi
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
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoː.kʰɪm/, [d͡ʒoː.kʰɪ̃m]
Noun
जोखिम • (jokhim) m (Urdu spelling جوکِھم)
- risk
- इस निवेश में अधिक जोखिम है, हालांकि प्रतिफल भी अधिक हो सकता है।
- is niveś mẽ adhik jokhim hai, hālāṅki pratiphal bhī adhik ho saktā hai.
- This is a very risky investment, although the returns may be high.
- danger, hazard
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जोखिम jokhim |
जोखिम jokhim |
| oblique | जोखिम jokhim |
जोखिमों jokhimõ |
| vocative | जोखिम jokhim |
जोखिमो jokhimo |
Synonyms
- ख़तरा (xatrā), जोखों (jokhõ)
Derived terms
- जोखिमी (jokhimī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोखिम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yōgakṣēmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press