चौंकाना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
चौंकना (ca͠uknā)
चौंकाना (ca͠ukānā)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔ̃ː.kɑː.nɑː/,

Verb

चौंकाना (ca͠ukānā) (transitive)

  1. to surprise, startle, alarm
    • 2017 December 14, “गुजरात चुनाव: 7 एग्जिट पोल में BJP को बहुमत, कांग्रेस को 70-80 सीटें मिलने का अनुमान [gujrāt cunāv: 7 egjiṭ pol mẽ BJP ko bahumat, kāṅgres ko 70-80 sīṭẽ milne kā anumān]”, in Dainik Bhaskar:
      कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने दावा किया था कि गुजरात के नतीजे चौंकाने वाले होंगे।
      kāṅgres adhyakṣ rāhul gāndhī ne dāvā kiyā thā ki gujrāt ke natīje ca͠ukāne vāle hoṅge.
      Congress president Rahul Gandhi has claimed that the results of Gujarat will be startling.
  2. to arouse, awaken, alert

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