चलाख

Marathi

Alternative forms

• चालाख (cālākh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چالاک (čālāk). Compare Ahirani चलाक (calāk), Konkani चलाख (calākh) / cholakh, Gujarati ચાલાક (cālāk), Kannada ಚಾಲಾಕು (cālāku), Hindustani چَالَاکْ (cālāk) / चालाक (cālāk), Telugu చలాకు (calāku), Odia ଚଲାକ (côlakô), Malvi चालाक (cālāk), Sindhi چالاڪُ / चालाकु / 𑋀𑋠𑋚𑋠𑊺𑋣 (cālāku), Tamil சாலக்கு (cālakku), Punjabi ਚਲਾਕ / چَلاک (calāk), Gojri چالاک (cālāk), Bengali চালাক (calak), Assamese চালাক (salak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕə.lakʰ/
• Hyphenation: च‧लाख
• Rhymes: -akʰ

Adjective

चलाख • (calākh) (indeclinable)

1. smart, active, agile, nimble, brisk

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:चलाख

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:चलाख

Derived terms

• चलाखी (calākhī)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चलाख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 43.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चलाक,_चलाख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 274
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चलाक-ख”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1153.

Varhadi

Alternative forms

• चालाक (cālāk)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چالاک (čālāk). Compare Ahirani चलाक (calāk), Konkani चलाख (calākh) / cholakh, Gujarati ચાલાક (cālāk), Kannada ಚಾಲಾಕು (cālāku), Hindustani چَالَاکْ (cālāk) / चालाक (cālāk), Telugu చలాకు (calāku), Odia ଚଲାକ (côlakô), Malvi चालाक (cālāk), Sindhi چالاڪُ / चालाकु / 𑋀𑋠𑋚𑋠𑊺𑋣 (cālāku), Tamil சாலக்கு (cālakku), Punjabi ਚਲਾਕ / چَلاک (calāk), Gojri چالاک (cālāk), Bengali চালাক (calak), Assamese চালাক (salak).

Adjective

चलाख (calākh) (indeclinable)

1. smart, active, agile, brisk

   मास्तर तं मास्तर त्याचं पोट्टई पाय कसं चलाख हाय.

   māstar ta māstar tyāca poṭṭaī pāy kasa calākh hāy.

Derived terms

• चलाखी (calākhī)

References

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “चलाख”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page १८४, column 1.