फोकट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (phukkā), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*phokka, “hollow”), from a substrate language. Cognate with Marathi फुकट (phukaṭ), Gujarati ફોગટ (phogaṭ), Bengali ফোকট (phōkoṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʰoː.kəʈ/, [pʰoː.kɐʈ]

Adjective

फोकट • (phokaṭ) (Urdu spelling پھوکٹ)

1. worthless, valueless
2. free, cheap

   Synonym: मुफ़्त (muft)

   नौकरी फोकट में थोड़ी मिलती है?

   naukrī phokaṭ mẽ thoṛī miltī hai?

   You don't just get a job for doing nothing.

References

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