čalák

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See also: calak

Kalasha

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَالَاک (čālāk).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕalak/

Adjective

čalák (Arabic چالاک)

  1. clever, cunning

References

  • L. Trail, Ronald, R. Cooper, Gregory (1999) “čalák”, in Kalasha Dictionary – with English and Urdu, volume : Volume 7 of Studies in languages of Northern Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan: National Institute of Pakistan Studies & Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN, archived from the original on 16 July 2019, page 54, column 1