चश्मदीद
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From चश्म (caśma, “eye”) + दीद (dīd, “sight”), ultimately from Classical Persian. Compare Punjabi چشم دید / ਚਸ਼ਮਦੀਦ (caśmadīd).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
चश्मदीद • (caśmdīd) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چشم دید)
- eyewitness
- Synonym: प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī)
Derived terms edit
- चश्मदीद गवाह (caśmdīd gavāh)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चश्म”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press