ठगी

See also: ठग

Hindi

Etymology

ठग (ṭhag) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈʰə.ɡiː/

Noun

ठगी • (ṭhagī) f

the act or process of swindling, cheating, frauding
thuggery, robbery
(historical) Thuggee

Descendants

→ English: Thuggee

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ठगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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