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

Related terms

• चालाकी (cālākī, “quickness”)

References

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