چکت
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit चकित (cakita, “trembling; (by extension) frightened, startled, shocked”). By surface analysis, چَکْ (cak, stem of چَکْنا (caknā, “to be surprised, bewildered or amazed”)) + ـِت (-it, “-ed”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.kɪt̪/
Adjective edit
چَکِت • (cakit) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling चकित)
- surprised, amazed, shocked, astonished, bewildered
- Synonyms: حَیران (hairān), سَراسِیمَہ (sarāsīmā), بَھون٘چَکّا (bha͠ucakkā)
References edit
- “چکت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.