ਧੋਖਾ

Punjabi

Noun

ਧੋਖਾ • (dhokhām (Shahmukhi spelling دھوکھا)

  1. deception, deceit
  2. trick, trickery, ruse, dodge, feint, stratagem, artifice
    ਓਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ
    ohanā̃ ne bacce nū̃ dhokhā dittā.
    They deceived the child.
  3. fraud, hoax, sham
  4. chicane, chicanery
  5. duplicity, dissimulation, guile
  6. delusion
  7. betrayal

Declension

Declension of ਧੋਖਾ
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