हालचाल

Marathi

Etymology

Derived from either Hindi हलचल (halcal) or as a compound of हालणे (hālṇe) +‎ चालणे (cālṇe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦal.t͡ɕal/

Noun

हालचाल • (hālcālf

  1. movement
    Synonym: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā)
  2. activity
    Synonym: क्रियाकलाप (kriyāklāp)
    शेजारी काही संशयास्पद हालचाल सुरू आहे!
    śejārī kāhī sauśyāspad hālcāl surū āhe!
    There is some suspicious activity going on next door!

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हालचाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हालचाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press