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goonda

English translation: One who cheats people of their valuables or one who bullies a weaker person.

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Hindi term or phrase:goonda
English translation:One who cheats people of their valuables or one who bullies a weaker person.
Entered by: georgina singh

08:06 Apr 27, 2007
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Hindi term or phrase: goonda
I've got numerous hindi words in dialogues, and this is one of them. Presumably an offensive one
mww
Local time: 15:31
One who cheats people of their valuables or one who bullies a weaker person.
Explanation:
A Goonda is a very strong person who bullies or cheats other people. He does not have any scruples and may even murder a person for monetary benefit.
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georgina singh
India
Local time: 19:01
Grading comment
thnx

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Summary of answers provided
5 +3One who cheats people of their valuables or one who bullies a weaker person.
georgina singh
4 +2A dissolute person/lout, bully
Rajan Chopra


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A dissolute person/lout, bully


Explanation:
These are some of the possible English equivalents of "goonda" which actually should be 'gunda".

Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Narasimhan Raghavan
6 mins
agree  satish krishna itikela
12 mins
neutral  C.M. Rawal: Bully is OK but 'A dissolute person/lout doesn't mean "goonda". It could be a ruffian or hooligan.
1 hr
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
One who cheats people of their valuables or one who bullies a weaker person.


Explanation:
A Goonda is a very strong person who bullies or cheats other people. He does not have any scruples and may even murder a person for monetary benefit.

georgina singh
India
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thnx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Seema Ugrankar
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Seema
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
10 hrs
  -> Thank you Hamadani
agree  satish krishna itikela
18 hrs
  -> Thank you Satish
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