चलाख
Marathi
Alternative forms
- चालाख (cālākh)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چالاک (čālāk). Compare Ahirani चलाक (calāk), Konkani चलाख / cholakh, Gujarati ચાલાક (cālāk), Kannada ಚಾಲಾಕು (cālāku), Hindustani چَالَاکْ / चालाक (cālāk), Telugu చలాకు (calāku), Oriya ଚଲାକ (côlakô), Malvi चालाक (cālāk), Sindhi چالاڪُ / चालाकु / 𑋀𑋠𑋚𑋠𑊺𑋣 (cālāku), Tamil சாலக்கு (cālakku), Punjabi ਚਲਾਕ / چَلاک (calāk), Gojri چالاک (cālāk), Bengali চালাক (calak), Assamese চালাক (salak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕə.lakʰ/
- Hyphenation: च‧लाख
- Rhymes: -akʰ
Adjective
चलाख • (calākh) (indeclinable)
- smart, active, agile, nimble, brisk
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:चलाख
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:चलाख
Derived terms
- चलाखी (calākhī)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चलाख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 43.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चलाक,_चलाख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 274
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “चलाक-ख”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 1153.
Varhadi
Alternative forms
- चालाक (cālāk)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چالاک (čālāk). Compare Ahirani चलाक (calāk), Konkani चलाख / cholakh, Gujarati ચાલાક (cālāk), Kannada ಚಾಲಾಕು (cālāku), Hindustani چَالَاکْ / चालाक (cālāk), Telugu చలాకు (calāku), Oriya ଚଲାକ (côlakô), Malvi चालाक (cālāk), Sindhi چالاڪُ / चालाकु / 𑋀𑋠𑋚𑋠𑊺𑋣 (cālāku), Tamil சாலக்கு (cālakku), Punjabi ਚਲਾਕ / چَلاک (calāk), Gojri چالاک (cālāk), Bengali চালাক (calak), Assamese চালাক (salak).
Adjective
चलाख (calākh) (indeclinable)
- smart, active, agile, brisk
- मास्तर तं मास्तर त्याचं पोट्टई पाय कसं चलाख हाय.
- māstar ta māstar tyāca poṭṭaī pāy kasa calākh hāy.
Derived terms
- चलाखी (calākhī)
References
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh]; रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021), “चलाख”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page १८४, column 1.