हलचल

Hindi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of हल्ला (hallā, “movement”) +‎ चलना (calnā, “going”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.t͡ʃəl/, [ɦɐl.t͡ʃɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

हलचल • (halcal) f

1. commotion, hoopla, furor
2. confusion, perplexity

Declension

Declension of हलचल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हलचल halcal	हलचलें halcalẽ
oblique	हलचल halcal	हलचलों halcalõ
vocative	हलचल halcal	हलचलो halcalo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हलचल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “halla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press