दिखावा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दिखावा • (dikhāvā) m (Urdu spelling دِکھاوا)

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

Declension

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

दिखावा करना (dikhāvā karnā)

References

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

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