चाल

See also: चल, चील, चिली, चुल, चूल, चूळ, and चला

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *čarH-

Sanskrit चर् (car)

Sanskrit -या (-yā)

Sanskrit चर्या (caryā)

Sanskrit *चल्या (*calyā)

Proto-New Indo-Aryan *चल्ला (callā)

Hindi चाल

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *चल्ला (callā), from Sanskrit *चल्या (*calyā), from चर्या (caryā), from चर् (car, “to move, proceed”) + -या (-yā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːl/, [t͡ʃäːl]

Noun

चाल • (cāl) f (Urdu spelling چال)

1. walk, style of movement
2. behaviour

   Synonyms: व्यवहार (vyavhār), आचर्या (ācaryā)

3. trick, game, scheme

   Synonym: खेल (khel)

   इस बार कौनसी चाल चलाएगा तू?

   is bār kaunsī cāl calāegā tū?

   This time what scheme have you planned?

Declension

Declension of चाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाल cāl	चालें cālẽ
oblique	चाल cāl	चालों cālõ
vocative	चाल cāl	चालो cālo

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चल् (cal, “move, proceed”, root). Related to चालणे (ċālṇe, “to move, walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sal/

Noun

चाल • (ċāl) f

1. walk, style of movement
2. move

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “चाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies