चमकदार

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cammakka)

Hindi चमक (camak)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰoréyeti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰāráyati

Proto-Iranian *dāráyati

Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 (d-a-r-y-t-i-y)der.

Classical Persian ـدارbor.

Hindi -दार (-dār)

Hindi चमकदार

From चमक (camak) + -दार (-dār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.mək.d̪ɑːɾ/, [t͡ʃɐ.mɐk.d̪äːɾ]

Adjective

चमकदार • (camakdār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چمکدار)

1. shiny, sparkling
2. lustrous

Synonyms

• चमकीला (camkīlā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चमकदार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.