ਠੱਗ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with English thug.
Noun
ਠੱਗ • (ṭhagga) m (Shahmukhi spelling ٹھگ)
- cheat, swindler, trickster, deceiver, knave, confidence man
Derived terms
- ਠੱਗਣਾ (ṭhaggaṇā, “cheat”, verb)
- ਠੱਗੀ f (ṭhaggī, “swindle”)
- ਠੱਗਬਾਜ਼ੀ f (ṭhaggabāzī, “cheating”)
Further reading
- “ਠੱਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023