ਧੋਖਾ
Punjabi
Noun
ਧੋਖਾ • (dhokhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling دھوکھا)
- deception, deceit
- trick, trickery, ruse, dodge, feint, stratagem, artifice
- fraud, hoax, sham
- chicane, chicanery
- duplicity, dissimulation, guile
- delusion
- betrayal
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਧੋਖਾ (dhokhā) | ਧੋਖੇ (dhokhe) |
| oblique | ਧੋਖੇ (dhokhe) | ਧੋਖਿਆਂ (dhokhiā̃) |
| vocative | ਧੋਖਿਆ (dhokhiā) | ਧੋਖਿਓ (dhokhio) |
| ablative | ਧੋਖਿਓਂ (dhokhiõ) | — |
| locative | ਧੋਖੇ (dhokhe) | — |
| instrumental | ਧੋਖੇ (dhokhe) | — |
Derived terms
- ਧੋਖਾ ਹੋਣਾ (dhokhā hoṇā, “to be deceived”)
- ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣਾ (dhokhā deṇā, “to deceived”)
References
- “ਧੋਖਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025