جوکھم

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yōgakṣema).

Noun

جوکھم • (jokhim) m (Hindi spelling जोखिम)

  1. risk
  2. hazard
  3. danger
  4. peril
  5. jeopardy
  6. a hazardous undertaking, enterprise, or business
  7. (originally) insurance; secure possession (of property, etc.)
  8. valuables (jewels, money, the thing risked or put to hazard, etc.)

Derived terms

References
  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-25-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
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