Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deshbhakt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deshb-hakt
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A patriot, nationalist.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"This is a classic formulation that has been popular with the BJP crowd since the Jan Sangh days — invoking the anti-Pakistan sentiment, appropriating the nationalist deshbhakt to his side and attributing cowardice and lack of will to defend the national honour to the other side, the Congress."
"Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon bombing case, now elected Member of Parliament, sprung to declare Godse a deshbhakt, a patriot."
"even if your Aadhaar mentions India, twitter deshbhakts will call you Paxtani if your account shows based in South Asia"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi देशभक्त (deśbhakt, “patriot”, literally “country worshipper”).

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

deshbhakts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deshbhakti

Questions

What does deshbhakt mean?: A patriot, nationalist.
Where does deshbhakt come from?: Borrowed from Hindi देशभक्त (deśbhakt, “patriot”, literally “country worshipper”).

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