चिंता

See also: चूत and चीता

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit चिन्ता (cintā), from the root verb चिन्त् (cint, “to think, consider, reflect upon”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪn.t̪ɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ̃n̪.t̪äː]

Noun

चिंता • (cintā) f (Urdu spelling چںتا)

1. 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.