पाखंड
Hindi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पाषण्ड (pāṣaṇḍa, “heresy”). For ṣ > kh, compare बर्खा (barkhā) and the variant पाखण्ड (pākhaṇḍa) in Sanskrit itself.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑː.kʰəɳɖ/, [päː.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ]
Noun
पाखंड • (pākhaṇḍ) f (Urdu spelling پاکھنڈ)
- dissimulation, hypocrisy
- heresy
- (figurative) villainy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पाखंड pākhaṇḍ |
पाखंड pākhaṇḍ |
| oblique | पाखंड pākhaṇḍ |
पाखंडों pākhaṇḍõ |
| vocative | पाखंड pākhaṇḍ |
पाखंडो pākhaṇḍo |
Derived terms
- पाखंड करना (pākhaṇḍ karnā, “to dissemble”)
- पाखंडी (pākhaṇḍī, “hypocrite”)
- पाखंडपूर्ण (pākhaṇḍpūrṇ, “hypocritical”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाखंड”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press