جوکھم

جوکھم

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit योगक्षेम (yogakṣema, “the security given by possessions, wealth, etc”), from योग (yoga, “junction, work”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “basis, security”). Compare Gujarati જોખમ (jokham), Marathi जोखीम (jokhīm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoː.kʰɪm/

Noun

جوکھم • (jokhim) m (Hindi spelling जोखिम)

1. risk
2. hazard
3. danger
4. peril
5. jeopardy
6. a hazardous undertaking, enterprise, or business
7. (originally) insurance; secure possession (of property, etc.)
8. valuables (jewels, money, the thing risked or put to hazard, etc.)

Derived terms

• جوکھمی‎ (jokhimī)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 08-25-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎