چکت

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit चकित (cakita, “trembling; (by extension) frightened, startled, shocked”). By surface analysis, چَکْ‎ (cak, stem of چَکْنا‎ (caknā, “to be surprised, bewildered or amazed”)) +‎ ـِت‎ (-it, “-ed”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.kɪt̪/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.kɪt̪/

Adjective

چَکِت • (cakit) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling चकित)

surprised, amazed, shocked, astonished, bewildered
Synonyms: حَیران‎ (hairān), سَراسِیمَہ‎ (sarāsīmā), بَھون٘چَکّا‎ (bha͠ucakkā)

References

“چکت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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