Hokum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message that seems to convey no meaning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈoʊkəm/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛzɪtˌeɪtɪŋnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛzɪtˌeɪtɪŋnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊkəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonsensicality meaninglessness bunk nonsense

Word Forms

nonsensical	adjective	having no intelligible meaning
meaningless	adjective	having no meaning or direction or purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blödsinn

eine Botschaft, die keine Bedeutung zu vermitteln scheint

🇪🇸Spanish

tontería poco escondida

un mensaje que parece no transmitir ningún significado

🇵🇹Portuguese

besteira

uma mensagem que parece não transmitir nenhum significado

🇷🇺Russian

шутка

сообщение, которое, кажется, не несет никакого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

होकुम

ऐसा संदेश जिसका कोई अर्थ नहीं लगता

🇮🇳Telugu

హోకం

అర్థం లేని సందేశం

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોકુમ

એવો સંદેશ કે જેનો કોઈ અર્થ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಕುಮ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോക്കും

ഒരു അർത്ഥവുമില്ലെന്ന് തോന്നുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਕੁਮ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਅਰਥ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਪਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوکم

ایسا پیغام جس کا کوئی مطلب نہیں لگتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡言乱语

似乎没有传达任何意义的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

ホクム

意味が伝わらないように見えるメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

호쿰

아무런 의미도 전달하지 않는 것 같은 메시지

🇹🇭Thai

โฮคุม

ข้อความที่ดูเหมือนไม่มีความหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebohongan

sebuah pesan yang sepertinya tidak ada artinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حكم

رسالة يبدو أنها لا تحمل أي معنى

🇮🇷Persian

هوکم

پیامی که به نظر می رسد معنایی ندارد

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוקום

מסר שכאילו לא מעביר שום משמעות

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The primary meaning of 'hokum' is 'a message that seems to convey no meaning'.

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Using 'hokum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'hokum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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