दिखावट

Hindi

Etymology

दिखाना (dikhānā, to show) +‎ -आवट (-āvaṭ)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪ.kʰɑː.ʋəʈ/, [d̪ɪ.kʰäː.ʋɐʈ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.ʋəʈ

Noun

दिखावट • (dikhāvaṭf (Urdu spelling دِکھاوَٹ)

  1. show, display
  2. ostentation

Declension

Declension of दिखावट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दिखावट
dikhāvaṭ
दिखावटें
dikhāvaṭẽ
oblique दिखावट
dikhāvaṭ
दिखावटों
dikhāvaṭõ
vocative दिखावट
dikhāvaṭ
दिखावटो
dikhāvaṭo

Derived terms

  • दिखावटी (dikhāvṭī)

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दिखावट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House