छिछलापन

Hindi

Etymology

From छिछला (chichlā, “shallow, superficial”) + -पन (-pan, “ness, -ity”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɪt͡ʃʰ.lɑː.pən/, [t͡ʃʰɪt͡ʃʰ.läː.pɐ̃n]

Noun

छिछलापन • (chichlāpan) m

shallowness, superficiality
Synonym: उथलापन (uthlāpan)

Declension

Declension of *छिछलापन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	छिछलापन chichlāpan	छिछलापन chichlāpan
oblique	छिछलापन chichlāpan	छिछलापनों chichlāpanõ
vocative	छिछलापन chichlāpan	छिछलापनो chichlāpano

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छिछलापन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 343