दरोग़
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دروغ (doruğ), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 (drauga). Compare with Sanskrit द्रुग्ध (drugdha, “an injurious or malevolent act”).
Noun
दरोग़ • (daroġ) m (Urdu spelling دروغ)
- lie, falsehood
- दरोग़ को फ़रोग़ नहीं। ― daroġ ko faroġ nahīn. ― A lie does not prosper. (proverb)
- Synonym: झूठ (jhūṭh)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “दरोग़”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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