जोखिम

See also: ज़ख़्म and जोखिमी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yogakṣema, “the security given by possessions, wealth, etc”), from योग (yoga, “junction, work”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “basis, security”). Compare Gujarati જોખમ (jokham), Marathi जोखीम (jokhīm).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoː.kʰɪm/, [d͡ʒoː.kʰɪ̃m]

Noun

जोखिम • (jokhim) m (Urdu spelling جوکِھم)

risk
इस निवेश में अधिक जोखिम है, हालांकि प्रतिफल भी अधिक हो सकता है।
is niveś mẽ adhik jokhim hai, hālāṅki pratiphal bhī adhik ho saktā hai.
This is a very risky investment, although the returns may be high.
danger, hazard

Declension

Declension of जोखिम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जोखिम jokhim	जोखिम jokhim
oblique	जोखिम jokhim	जोखिमों jokhimõ
vocative	जोखिम jokhim	जोखिमो jokhimo

Synonyms

ख़तरा (xatrā), जोखों (jokhõ)

Derived terms

जोखिमी (jokhimī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोखिम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yōgakṣēmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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