Dhongi, Ḍhōṅgī, Ḍhoṅgī, Dhomgi: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Dhongi means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryḍhōṅgī (ढोंगी) [or ग्या, gyā].—a ḍhōṅgīsōṅgī a (ḍhōṅga) Sanctimonious or hypocritical; that pretends or falsely professes gen. 2 That shams or feigns (a sickness &c.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍhōṅgī (ढोंगी) [-gyā, -ग्या].—a Sanctimonious. That shams.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDhongi in Hindi refers in English to:—(a and nm) impostorous, hypocritical, fraudulent; an impostor, hypocrite..—dhongi (ढोंगी) is alternatively transliterated as Ḍhoṃgī.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusḌhōṃgi (ಢೋಂಗಿ):—
1) [noun] a false statement, deceptive appearance or show; a fraudulent or hypocritical action.
2) [noun] ಢೋಂಗಿ ಬಿಡು [dhomgi bidu] ḍōngi biḍu = ಢೋಂಗಿ ಹೊಡೆ [dhomgi hode]; ಢೋಂಗಿ ಹೊಡೆ [dhomgi hode] ḍōngi hoḍe to make a false statement or statements usu. irresponsibly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tonki, Tonkippay, Tonkippu.
Ends with: Tonki.
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