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चलना

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Hindi

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Hindi verb set
चलना (calnā)
चलाना (calānā)
चलवाना (calvānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 (caladi), from Sanskrit चलति (calati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-e-ti, from *kʷel- (to move; to turn (around)). Cognate with Bengali চলা (cola), Gujarati ચળવું (caḷvũ), Marathi चळणें (ċaḷṇe), Nepali चल्नु (calnu), Punjabi ਚਲਣਾ (calṇā).

False cognate of Tamil செல் (cel), Malayalam ചെല്ലുക (celluka).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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चलना (calnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling چلنا)

  1. to go, to move
    1. to walk, stroll
      मैं दुकान चलके जाऊँगा।ma͠i dukān calke jāūṅgā.I will go to shop by walking.
    2. to come
      1880 – 1936, Premchand, Axirī Tohfā [The Final Gift]:
      तुम शाम को ज़रा देर के लिए मेरे घर तक चली चलना
      tum śām ko zarā der ke lie mere ghar tak calī calnā.
      In the evening, come over to my house for a little while.
    3. to leave, depart, set out
      अब यहाँ से चलोab yahā̃ se calo.Let's leave from here now.
    4. to be moved or played (in games)
    5. to follow rules, sect, ideology
      बड़ों के आज्ञानुसार चलने से कभी धोखा नहीं होता।
      baṛõ ke ājñānusār calne se kabhī dhokhā nahī̃ hotā.
      One is never deceived living according to the orders of elders.
  2. to function, work, operate
    1. to run, to be turned on
      पानी का मोटर चल रहा है।pānī kā moṭar cal rahā hai.The water-pump is running.
    2. (of a machine, appliance, or body part) to work, operate, or beat
      मेरा फ़ोन कभी सही नहीं चलता है!
      merā fon kabhī sahī nahī̃ caltā hai!
      My phone never works right!
      उसकी नाड़ी चल रही है।uskī nāṛī cal rahī hai.His pulse is beating.
    3. (of a wheel) to turn, rotate
      पहिया तेज़ी से चलने लगा।
      pahiyā tezī se calne lagā.
      The wheel began to turn rapidly.
    4. (of the wind) to blow, moan
      आज हवाएँ तेज़ चल रही हैं।
      āj havāẽ tez cal rahī ha͠i.
      Today the wind is blowing hard.
    5. (of water, a river, or canal) to flow, run
      इस मोरी में पानी नहीं चल रहा।
      is morī mẽ pānī nahī̃ cal rahā.
      Water is not flowing in this channel.
    6. (of a ship) to sail
      जहाज़ लहरों पर चल रहा है।
      jahāz lahrõ par cal rahā hai.
      The ship is sailing on the waves.
    7. (of a weapon) to be discharged, fired, or wielded
      भीड़ को देखते ही पुलिस की लाठियाँ चलने लगीं।
      bhīṛ ko dekhte hī pulis kī lāṭhiyā̃ calne lagī̃.
      Seeing the crowd, the police started wielding their batons.
  3. to progress, advance, succeed
    1. (of a task, work, or business) to move along, flourish, or go well
      काम ठीक ही चल रहा है।kām ṭhīk hī cal rahā hai.The work is moving along.
    2. (of a plan, trick, or remedy) to be effective, work, or succeed
      ये तरकीब तो नहीं चलने वाली।
      ye tarkīb to nahī̃ calne vālī.
      This trick isn't going to work.
    3. to have influence, power, or command
      यहाँ तुम्हारी नहीं चलने वाली।
      yahā̃ tumhārī nahī̃ calne vālī.
      You're not getting your way here.
  4. (of a tradition, custom, fashion or any object) to be in use, current, in vogue, or prevalent
    रघुकुल रीति सदा सेचलती आई है।
    raghukul rīti sadā secaltī āī hai.
    The tradition of the Raghu clan has always been upheld.
    कुछ दिनों तक गोल टोपी खूब चली
    kuch dinõ tak gol ṭopī khūb calī.
    For a few days, the round cap was very in vogue.
    1. (of money, currency, or coins) to be accepted or valid
      यह रुपया यहाँ नहीं चलेगा
      yah rupyā yahā̃ nahī̃ calegā.
      This currency will not be accepted here.
    2. (of a road, path, or canal) to be in use
      यह रास्ता अब नहीं चलता
      yah rāstā ab nahī̃ caltā.
      This path is no longer in use.
  5. to continue, last, or endure
    युद्ध कई वर्षों तक चलता रहा।
    yuddh kaī varṣõ tak caltā rahā.
    The war continued for many years.
    1. (of food courses) to be served or offered
      रोटी-सब्ज़ी के बाद मिठाई चलेगी
      roṭī-sabzī ke bād miṭhāī calegī.
      After this, the sweets will be served.
    2. to carry on, persist, or remain
    3. (of supplies, rations, or clothing) to be sufficient, last, or fit
      राशन पाँच दिन और चलेगा
      rāśan pā̃c din aur calegā.
      The rations will last five more days.
    4. (of food or drink) to be swallowed or managed
      अब बिना घी के एक कौर नहीं चलता
      ab binā ghī ke ek kaur nahī̃ caltā.
      Now, not a single morsel goes down without ghee.
    5. to go waste

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