चकाचौंध

Hindi

FWOTD – 3 April 2018

Etymology

Probably चौंकना (ca͠uknā, “to surprise, awe, amaze”) +‎ चुंधा (cundhā, “weak-sighted”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.kɑː.t͡ʃɔːnd̪ʱ/, [t͡ʃɐ.käː.t͡ʃɔ̃ːn̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

चकाचौंध • (cakācaundh) f

  1. dazzling sight, magnificent spectacle
    • 2012, Swami Adgadanand, अमृतवाणी [amŕtvāṇī], translation of रामचरितमानस [rāmcaritmānas] by कबीर, page 81:
      चाँद और सूर्य के समान बहुत-से दीपक दिखायी पड़े, उनकी चकाचौंध में रास्ता भटक गये।
      cā̃d aur sūrya ke samān bahut-se dīpak dikhāyī paṛe, unkī cakācaundh mẽ rāstā bhaṭak gaye.
      He saw many lights outshining the sun and moon; he lost his way due to their splendour.

Declension

Declension of चकाचौंध (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चकाचौंध
cakācaundh 		चकाचौंधें
cakācaundhẽ
oblique चकाचौंध
cakācaundh 		चकाचौंधों
cakācaundhõ
vocative चकाचौंध
cakācaundh 		चकाचौंधो
cakācaundho

References

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