आश्चर्यचकित

Hindi

Etymology

From आश्चर्य (āścarya, “surprise”) +‎ चकित (cakit, “trembling”), from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːʃ.t͡ʃəɾ.jᵊ.t͡ʃə.kɪt̪/, [äːʃ.t͡ʃɐɾ.jᵊ.t͡ʃɐ.kɪt̪]

Adjective

आश्चर्यचकित • (āścaryacakit) (indeclinable)

1. surprised, shocked, wonderstruck

   Synonyms: हैरान (hairān), विस्मित (vismit)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आश्चर्यचकित”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आश्चर्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press