चलना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
चलना (calnā)
चलाना (calānā)
चलवाना (calvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 (caladi), from Sanskrit चलति (calati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-e-ti, from *kʷel- (to move; to turn (around)). Cognate with Bengali চলা (cola), Gujarati ચળવું (caḷvũ), Marathi चळणें (ċaḷṇe), Nepali चल्नु (calnu), Punjabi ਚਲਣਾ (calṇā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəl.nɑː/,
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  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: चल‧ना

Verb

चलना (calnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling چلنا)

  1. to go, to move
    1. to walk, stroll (often with पैदल (paidal, on foot))
      मैं पैदल चलके दुकान से घर लौट आया।
      ma͠i paidal calke dukān se ghar lauṭ āyā.
      I walked back home from the store.
    2. to come
      • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Axirī Tohfā  :
        तुम शाम को ज़रा देर के लिए मेरे घर तक चली चलना
        tum śām ko zarā der ke lie mere ghar tak calī calnā.
        In the evening, come over to my house for a little while.
    3. to turn (a wheel)
    4. to blow, moan (the wind)
      आज हवाएँ तेज़ चल रही है।
      āj havāẽ tez cal rahī hai.
      Today the wind is blowing hard.
  2. to function, work (a machine)
    मेरा फ़ोन कभी सही नहीं चलता है!
    merā fon kabhī sahī nahī̃ caltā hai!
    My phone never works right!
    Synonym: काम करना (kām karnā)
  3. to progress, advance; to move along
    काम ठीक ही चल रहा है।kām ṭhīk hī cal rahā hai.The work is moving along.
  4. to continue, carry on
  5. to leave, depart
    Synonym: जाना (jānā)

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