चाल

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

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चल्या (calyā), चर्या (caryā), from चल् (cal, “move, proceed”, root).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːl/, [t͡ʃäːl̪]

Noun

चाल • (cāl) f (Urdu spelling چال‎)

  1. walk, style of movement
  2. behaviour
    Synonyms: व्यवहार (vyavhār), आचर्या (ācaryā)
  3. trick, game, scheme
    इस बार कौनसी चाल चलाएगा तू?
    is bār kaunsī cāl calāegā tū?
    This time what scheme have you planned?
    Synonym: खेल (khel)

Declension
Declension of चाल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चाल
cāl		 चालें
cālẽ
oblique चाल
cāl		 चालों
cālõ
vocative चाल
cāl		 चालो
cālo

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, “चाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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