चालाक

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَالَاکْ (čâlâk, nimble, clever).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.lɑːk/, [t͡ʃäː.läːk]

Adjective[edit]

चालाक (cālāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چَالَاکْ)

  1. quick, speedy
  2. watchful, vigilant
  3. cunning

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चालाक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press