धोखा

From a derivative of Sanskrit ध्रोक्ष्यति (dhrokṣyati, “will deceive”), from the root द्रुह् (druh), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-.

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱoː.kʰɑː/

धोखा • (dhokhā) m (Urdu spelling دهوکہ‎)

1. fraud, cheating, deception

   यह सब धोखा है। ― yah sab dhokhā hai. ― This is all a fraud.

   तुम मुझे धोखा नहीं दे सकते।

   tum mujhe dhokhā nahī̃ de sakte.

   You cannot deceive me.

   Synonyms: छल (chal), कपट (kapaṭ)

• धोखा देना (dhokhā denā, “to deceive”)
• धोखा खाना (dhokhā khānā, “to be deceived”)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “धोखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “धोखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.