ढोंगी

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ढोंगी

/ɖʱoːŋ.ɡiː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɖʱõːŋ.ɡiː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

From ढोंग (ḍhoṅg) + -ई (-ī).

adjective ḍhoṅgī

hypocritical, deceitful, insincere, hypocritical, fraudulent

noun ḍhoṅgī · ढोंगी · ढोंगियों

masculine a hypocrite, impostor, charlatan
Similar: बगुलाभगत, पाखंडी

In English

charlatan malicious trickster
deceitful deliberately misleading or cheating
fraudulent dishonest; based on fraud or deception
hypocritical characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
insincere not sincere
hypocrite person practising hypocrisy
impostor someone who uses an assumed identity

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MLA

"ढोंगी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ढोंगी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80

Chicago

"ढोंगी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ढोंगी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}