Jokhima, Jōkhīma, Jokhīma: 3 definitions

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Jokhima 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Jokhim.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jōkhīma (जोखीम).—sometimes jōkhama & jōkhīṃva n f ( H) Risk, hazard, peril, danger. 2 A venture, an enterprise, a hazardous undertaking or business. 3 The thing risked or put to hazard. 4 unc Loss or deficiency (of money or quantity) in any business.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jōkhīma (जोखीम).—n f Risk, peril. An enterprise, a venture, hazardous undertaking or business.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jokhima (जोखिम) [Also spelled jokhim]:—(nm) risk, danger; enterprise; —[kā kāma] a risky or hazardous job; —[uṭhānā/lenā] to take a risk, to run a hazard; —[meṃ] on thin ice, on dangerous ground; —[meṃ ḍaṭe rahanā] to stand in the breach; —[mola lenā] to go (in) off the deep end, to take risks.

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