چالاک

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Persian

Etymology

Related to چلیدن (čalidan, “to walk proudly, saunter”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? čālāk
Dari reading? čālāk
Iranian reading? čâlâk
Tajik reading? čolok

Adjective

چالاک • (čâlâk) (comparative چالاک‌تَر (čâlâk-tar), superlative چالاک‌تَرین (čâlâk-tarin))

  1. nimble; quick
    Synonyms: چست (čost), جلد (jald), چابک (čâbok)
    • c. 1260, Saʿdī, “Ghazal 70”, in دیوان سعدی [The Divān of Saʿdī]‎:
      ای که از سرو روان قد تو چالاکترست
      دل به روی تو ز روی تو طربناکترست
      ay ki az sarw-i rawān qadd-e tu čālāktar ast
      dil ba rōy-i tu zi rōy-i tu tarabnāktar ast
      O you whose stature is nimbler than the swaying cypress,
      Thanks to your face, my heart has more delight than your face.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
  2. clever; smart
    Synonym: زرنگ (zerang)

Descendants

Noun

چالاک • (čâlâk)

  1. (Dari) cunning person; quick wit; trickster
  2. (obsolete or Dari) thief; scammer

Ushojo

Adjective

چالاک (čalāk)

  1. fast and furious
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