चटकारा

Hindi

Etymology

From चटका (caṭkā, “snapping; smacking”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəʈ.kɑː.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃɐʈ.käː.ɾäː]

Noun

चटकारा • (caṭkārā) m

1. lip-smacking

Declension

Declension of चटकारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चटकारा caṭkārā	चटकारे caṭkāre
oblique	चटकारे caṭkāre	चटकारों caṭkārõ
vocative	चटकारे caṭkāre	चटकारो caṭkāro

Related terms

• चाटना (cāṭnā, “to taste, savour”)
• चाट (cāṭ, “chaat”)

References

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