छलाँग

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal form of छलाँगना (chalāṅgnā, “to leap”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə.lɑːŋɡ/, [t͡ʃʰɐ.lä̃ːŋɡ]

Noun

छलाँग • (chalāṅg) f

1. leap, jump

Declension

Declension of छलाँग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छलाँग chalāṅg	छलाँगें chalāṅgẽ
oblique	छलाँग chalāṅg	छलाँगों chalāṅgõ
vocative	छलाँग chalāṅg	छलाँगो chalāṅgo

Derived terms

• छलाँग मारना (chalāṅg mārnā)
• छलाँग लगाना (chalāṅg lagānā, “take a leap”)

References

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