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Hindi
Etymology
From चश्म (caśma, “eye”) + दीद (dīd, “sight”), ultimately from Classical Persian. Cognate with Sanskrit चक्ष्मदृष्ट (cakṣmadṛṣṭa, “eye-seen”). Compare Punjabi چشم دید / ਚਸ਼ਮਦੀਦ (caśmadīd).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəʃ.mᵊ.d̪iːd̪/,
Adjective
चश्मदीद • (caśmdīd) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چشم دید)
- eyewitness
- Synonym: प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī)
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