Affectation in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “affectation” in Hindi is बनावटी बर्ताव, pronounced Dhonag — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Proto-Italic *adfakjō
Proto-Italic *adfaktāō
Latin affectō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin affectātiōder.
Middle French affectationbor.
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Latin affectātiōbor.
English affectation
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.
Quick facts about “affectation”
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Proto-Italic *adfakjō
Proto-Italic *adfaktāō
Latin affectō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin affectātiōder.
Middle French affectationbor.
▲
Latin affectātiōbor.
English affectation
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.