चाँदमारी

Hindi

Etymology

Tatpuruṣa compound of चाँद (cā̃d, “target”) +‎ मारी (mārī, “hitting”), meaning target hitting.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ːd̪.mɑː.ɾiː/, [t͡ʃä̃ːd̪.mäː.ɾiː]

Noun

चाँदमारी • (cā̃dmārī) m

1. target practice (of shooting)
2. rifle range

Derived terms

• चाँदमारी करना (cā̃dmārī karnā)
• चाँदमारी का मैदान (cā̃dmārī kā maidān)

 

References

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