चिंता
Hindi
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit चिन्ता (cintā), from the root verb चिन्त् (cint, “to think, consider, reflect upon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
चिंता • (cintā) f (Urdu spelling چںتا)
- anxiety, concern, worry
- सारी रात चिंता से अँगारों पर लोटता रहा।
- My anxiety kept me restless the entire night.
- नया पुस्तक की चिंता न करें।
- Don't worry about the new book.
- हम गुण की चिंता करते हैं परिणाम की नहीं।
- We worry about character, not results. (More loosely: we focus on the person, not the task.)
Synonyms
- फ़िक्र (fikr)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चिंता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.