पाखंडी
हिन्दी
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पाखंडी¹
- /pɑː.kʰəɳ.ɖiː/ Hindi, Standard
- [päː.kʰɐ̃ɳ.ɖiː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पाषण्डिन् (pāṣaṇḍin). By surface analysis, पाखंड (pākhaṇḍ) + -ई (-ī, “-er”).
noun pākhaṇḍī · پاکھنڈی · पाखंडी · पाखंडियों
- a hypocrite, impostor, heretic
- a villain, two-faced person
पाखंडी²
- /pɑː.kʰəɳ.ɖiː/ Hindi, Standard
- [päː.kʰɐ̃ɳ.ɖiː] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
पाखंड (pākhaṇḍ) + -ई (-ī, “-y”).
adjective pākhaṇḍī
- dissembling, hypocritical, heretical
In English
- hypocrite person practising hypocrisy
Talk about this word "पाखंडी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. पाखंडी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80 "पाखंडी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80.Cite this
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