चक्कर
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of चक्र (cakra) and चरख़ा (carxā). Cognate with Bengali চাকা (caka), Assamese চকৰ (sokor) and চকৰি (sokori), Sylheti ꠌꠇꠞ (soxor).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
चक्कर • (cakkar) m (Urdu spelling چکر)
- curve, turn, circle; spiral
- roundabout, traffic circle
- (figurative) dizziness, lightheadedness
- चक्कर आना ― cakkar ānā ― to feel dizzy
- (slang) affair
- उनके बीच कुछ चक्कर चल रहा है क्या?
- unke bīc kuch cakkar cal rahā hai kyā?
- Is there some sort of affair happening between them?
Declension[edit]
Declension of चक्कर (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
- चक्र (cakra) (more formal)
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चक्कर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चक्कर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “चक्कर”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चक्कर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चक्कर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “चक्र”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.