چلانا

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See also: جلانا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

چَلانا (calānā) (transitive, Hindi spelling चलाना)

  1. to cause to walk; to move
  2. to start
  3. to run, establish (a business)
  4. to drive (a vehicle)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चिल्ल (cilla, kite (bird)) +‎ آ (ā, causative augment) +‎ ـنا (-nā, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

چِلّانا (cillānā) (Hindi spelling चिल्लाना)

  1. to scream, to screech, to shriek
  2. to cry out, to make an outcry, to shout, to exclaim aloud, to yell

Conjugation

  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

  • چلانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • چلانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.