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झँकरसिया

English translation: Rubber neck / to gawk at

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Hindi term or phrase:झँकरसिया
English translation:Rubber neck / to gawk at
Entered by: acetran

12:10 Dec 26, 2015
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Folklore
Hindi term or phrase: झँकरसिया
This is from a novel based in Delhi. I wonder what this word means.
Any help would be appreciated.
bestofbest
United Kingdom
Rubber neck / to gawk at
Explanation:
ताक-झाँक करनेवाले को "झँकरसिया" कहते हैं।

Rubber neck seems to bring out the meaning clearly.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rubberneck
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Summary of answers provided
5A snoopy man
Harishankar Shahi
5Voyeur (sexual in nature)/ peepster (casual & net lingo)/ peeping tom
Akanksha15
4Rubber neck / to gawk at
acetran
4Peeping epicure
Ahmed Girach


  

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Rubber neck / to gawk at


Explanation:
ताक-झाँक करनेवाले को "झँकरसिया" कहते हैं।

Rubber neck seems to bring out the meaning clearly.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rubberneck

acetran
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A snoopy man


Explanation:
A person who used to pry in around.

Harishankar Shahi
India
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Voyeur (sexual in nature)/ peepster (casual & net lingo)/ peeping tom


Explanation:
Peeping is an act of looking and observing without consent where consent is necessary.
Voyeur is used for someone who receives sexual pleasure out of peeping.
Peepster is informal and used in casual references.
Peeping tom is a phrase used for someone in the habit of peeping around.

Akanksha15
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Peeping epicure


Explanation:
झंकरसिया= झंक = Peeping रसिया= Epicure
झांकनेवाला इंद्रियासक्त

Example sentence(s):
  • शादीके माहोलमे झंकरसिये निकल पड़ते हैं ।
Ahmed Girach
India
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati, Native in HindiHindi
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