Stalking horse in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “stalking horse”
The meaning of “stalking horse” in Hindi is बहाना, pronounced bahana — it is a verb. 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.
🔠 All meanings in Hindi
bahana (verb)
बहाना
(noun)
आड़ का घोड़ा
(noun)
अपने ही दल के नेता से टक्कर लेने वाला राजनीतिज्ञ
(noun)
धोखे की टट्टी
📘 Definition of stalking horse
A horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game.
✍️ Stalking horse in a sentence
Any open challenge would likely come first as trial balloons from backbench "stalking horse" candidates, who could never win.
अपने मज़हब के बहाना से, आतंकवादी ने एक मंदिर उड़ाया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهانه (bahāna).
Compare Bengali বাহানা (bahana), Gujarati બહાનું (bahānũ) and Marathi बहाणा (bahāṇā).
Quick facts about “stalking horse”
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Word (English)
Stalking horse
Meaning in Hindi
बहाना
Pronunciation
bahana
Part of speech
Verb
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهانه (bahāna).
Compare Bengali বাহানা (bahana), Gujarati બહાનું (bahānũ) and Marathi बहाणा (bahāṇā).
Compare Bengali বাহানা (bahana), Gujarati બહાનું (bahānũ) and Marathi बहाणा (bahāṇā).
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Hindi meaning of "stalking horse" is बहाना (bahana).
In Devanagari script it is written as बहाना.
It is pronounced "bahana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.