खोटा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit कूट (kūṭa, “fraud, deception”), by way of Hindi खोट (khoṭ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]खोटा • (khoṭā) (Urdu spelling کھوٹا)
- counterfeit, spurious
- खोटी मुद्राएँ बनाना एक अपराध है।
- khoṭī mudrāẽ banānā ek aprādh hai.
- It is a crime to produce counterfeit currency.
- false
- Synonym: झूठा (jhūṭhā)
- alloyed, impure
- खोटी चाँदी बहुत सस्ती होती है।
- khoṭī cā̃dī bahut sastī hotī hai.
- Alloyed silver is quite cheap.
Declension
[edit]Declension of खोटा (ā-stem)
Antonyms
[edit]- खरा (kharā)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “खोटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “खोटा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.