दग़दग़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दगदगा (dagadgā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دغدغه (dağdağa), from Arabic دَغْدَغَة (daḡdaḡa). Don't confuse with दगदगा (dagadgā, “burning brightly &c.”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɣəd̪.ɣɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɣɐd̪.ɣäː], /d̪ə.ɡəd̪.ɡɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ɡɐd̪.ɡäː]
Noun
दग़दग़ा • (daġadġā) m (Urdu spelling دغدغہ)
- perturbation, anxiety, trepidation, apprehension, scruple
- 1965, Premacanda, Mānasarovara:
- मिस्टर सिनहा को इस बात का दग़दग़ा तो पहिले ही था कि त्रिवेणी के विवाह में बाधाएँ पड़ेंगी लेकिन...
- misṭar sinhā ko is bāt kā daġadġā to pahile hī thā ki triveṇī ke vivāh mẽ bādhāẽ paṛeṅgī lekin...
- Mister Sinha had already the trepidation of the fact that many obstacles will befall during the marriage of Triveni, but...
- alarm, fear, awe
- suspicion, distrust
Declension
Declension of दग़दग़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दग़दग़ा daġadġā |
दग़दग़े daġadġe |
| oblique | दग़दग़े daġadġe |
दग़दग़ों daġadġõ |
| vocative | दग़दग़े daġadġe |
दग़दग़ो daġadġo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दग़दग़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “dagdaga”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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