फोकट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (phukkā), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*phokka, “hollow”), from a substrate language. Cognate with Marathi फुकट (phukaṭ), Gujarati ફોગટ (phogaṭ), Bengali ফোকট (phōkoṭ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰoː.kəʈ/, [pʰoː.kɐʈ]

Adjective

फोकट • (phokaṭ) (Urdu spelling پھوکٹ)

worthless, valueless
free, cheap
Synonym: मुफ़्त (muft)

नौकरी फोकट में थोड़ी मिलती है?
naukrī phokaṭ mẽ thoṛī miltī hai?
You don't just get a job for doing nothing.

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फोकट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pōka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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