ਠੱਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with English thug.

Noun

ਠੱਗ • (ṭhagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling ٹھگ)

  1. cheat, swindler, trickster, deceiver, knave, confidence man

Derived terms

  • ਠੱਗਣਾ (ṭhaggaṇā, “cheat”, verb)
  • ਠੱਗੀ f (ṭhaggī, “swindle”)
  • ਠੱਗਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (ṭhaggabāzī, “cheating”)

Further reading

  • “ਠੱਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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