चालाक

See also: चालाकी

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

चालाक • (cālāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چَالَاکْ)

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

References

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

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