हेरा-फेरी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• एरा-फेरी (erā-pherī)

Etymology

From हेरना (hernā, “to see, observe”) +‎ -आ (-ā) +‎ फेरना (phernā, “to alter, change”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦeː.ɾɑː.pʰeː.ɾiː/, [ɦeː.ɾäː.pʰeː.ɾiː]

Noun

हेरा-फेरी • (herā-pherī) f

1. messing with; bungling

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हेरा-फेरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हेरा-फेरी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.