नौ दो ग्यारह होना

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɔː d̪oː ɡjɑː.ɾəɦ ɦoː.nɑː/, [nɔː‿d̪oː‿ɡjäː.ɾɛʱ‿ɦoː.näː]

Idiom

नौ दो ग्यारह होना • (nau do gyārah honā)

colloq. to slip quietly away; to take to one's heels

References

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

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