दिखावा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From दिखाना (dikhānā, “to show; to show off”) +‎ -आवा (-āvā, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.kʰɑː.ʋɑː/, [d̪ɪ.kʰäː.ʋäː]

Noun[edit]

दिखावा • (dikhāvā) m (Urdu spelling دِکھاوا)

ostentation, showiness, flamboyance
Synonyms: ढोंग (ḍhoṅg), आडंबर (āḍambar)
outward appearance, disguise

Declension[edit]

Declension of दिखावा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिखावा dikhāvā	दिखावे dikhāve
oblique	दिखावे dikhāve	दिखावों dikhāvõ
vocative	दिखावे dikhāve	दिखावो dikhāvo

Derived terms[edit]

दिखावा करना (dikhāvā karnā)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिखावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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