दोग़ला

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • दोगला (doglā)nuqtaless

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian داغول (dāġūl, illegitimate child, trickster, cheat).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪oːɣ.lɑː/, [d̪oːɣ.läː], /d̪oːɡ.lɑː/, [d̪oːɡ.läː]

Adjective

दोग़ला • (doġlā) (Urdu spelling دوغْلَا)

  1. of mixed breed, race, or species
    दोग़ला कुत्ताdoġlā kuttāMixed-breed dog
  2. born out of wedlock; illegitimate
    Synonym: हरामी (harāmī)
  3. (figuratively) two-faced, duplicitous, hypocritical

Derived terms

Noun

दोग़ला • (doġlām (female equivalent दोग़ली, Urdu spelling دوغْلَا)

  1. mongrel, hybrid
  2. (linguistics) hybrid
  3. an illegitimate child; bastard, get, love child
    Synonyms: हरामी (harāmī), हरामज़ादा (harāmzādā)
  4. (figuratively) a two-faced person; hypocrite
  5. a Dougla person

Declension

Declension of दोग़ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct दोग़ला
doġlā
दोग़ले
doġle
oblique दोग़ले
doġle
दोग़लों
doġlõ
vocative दोग़ले
doġle
दोग़लो
doġlo

Derived terms

  • दोग़लाकारी (doġlākārī, hybridisation)

Descendants

  • Caribbean Hindustani: dugalaa (many, much, a mix)
    English: Dougla, Dogla, Dugla
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਦੋਗਲਾ (doglā)
    Shahmukhi script: دوغلا (doġlā)