Robbery in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “robbery” in Hindi is डकैती, pronounced Dakaiti — 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.
larceny by threat of violence
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?
Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der.
Proto-Germanic *raubōną
Frankish *raubōnbor.
Late Latin raubāre
Old French rober
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French roberiebor.
Middle English robberie
English robbery
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.
Quick facts about “robbery”
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Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?
Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der.
Proto-Germanic *raubōną
Frankish *raubōnbor.
Late Latin raubāre
Old French rober
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French roberiebor.
Middle English robberie
English robbery
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
Displaced native Old English rēaflāc.
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