चक्कर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਚੱਕਰ (cakkar), itself a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra) through Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka). Doublet of चाक (cāk), चक्का (cakkā), चक्र (cakra), and चरख़ा (carxā). Compare Bengali চক্কর (cokkor), Assamese চকৰ (sokor) and চকৰি (sokori), Sylheti ꠌꠇꠞ (soxor).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃək.kəɾ/, [t͡ʃɐk̚.kɐɾ]

Noun

चक्कर • (cakkar) m (Urdu spelling چکر)

1. curve, turn, circle; spiral
2. roundabout, traffic circle
3. (figurative) dizziness, lightheadedness

   चक्कर आना ― cakkar ānā ― to feel dizzy

4. (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

Declension of चक्कर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चक्कर cakkar	चक्कर cakkar
oblique	चक्कर cakkar	चक्करों cakkarõ
vocative	चक्कर cakkar	चक्करो cakkaro

Synonyms

• चक्र (cakra) (more formal)

References

• 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.