दिखावा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दिखावा • (dikhāvā) m (Urdu spelling دِکھاوا)

1. ostentation, showiness, flamboyance

   Synonyms: ढोंग (ḍhoṅg), आडंबर (āḍambar)

2. 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