चढ़ाई

Hindi

Etymology

From चढ़ना (caṛhnā, “to climb”) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ɽʱɑː.iː/, [t͡ʃɐ.ɽʱäː.iː]

Noun

चढ़ाई • (caṛhāī) f (Urdu spelling چڑھائی)

1. climbing, ascent, rising
2. a height, elevated place
3. attack, assault

   (deprecated template usage)

   दुशमन ने हमारी सेना पर चढ़ाई की।

   duśman ne hamārī senā par caṛhāī kī.

   The enemy has attacked our army.

   Synonyms: आक्रमण (ākramaṇ), हमला (hamlā)

Derived terms

• चढ़ाई करना (caṛhāī karnā)

References

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