छटपटाना

Hindi

Etymology

From छटपट (chaṭpaṭ) +‎ -आना (-ānā). A reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəʈ.pə.ʈɑː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰɐʈ.pɐ.ʈäː.näː]

Verb

छटपटाना • (chaṭpaṭānā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling چھٹپٹانا)

  1. to flounder, struggle, squirm
  2. to be worried, agitated, flustered, perturbed

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