"चौकन्ना" meaning in All languages combined

See चौकन्ना on Wiktionary

Adjective [Hindi]

IPA: /t͡ʃɔː.kən.nɑː/ [Delhi], [t͡ʃɔː.kɐ̃n.näː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (caükkaṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुष्कर्ण (catuṣkarṇa, “four-eared; having four ears”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|hi|pra|𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (caükkaṇṇa), {{inh+|hi|pra|𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡}} Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (caükkaṇṇa), {{inc-ext|hi|ka}} + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), {{inh|hi|sa|चतुष्कर्ण|t=four-eared; having four ears}} Sanskrit चतुष्कर्ण (catuṣkarṇa, “four-eared; having four ears”), {{lang|hi|हिन्दी-व्युत्पत्ति-कोश: हिन्दी भाषा का तुलनात्मक एवं व्युत्पत्तिमूलक कोश}} हिन्दी-व्युत्पत्ति-कोश: हिन्दी भाषा का तुलनात्मक एवं व्युत्पत्तिमूलक कोश Head templates: {{hi-adj|ur=چَوکَنّا}} चौकन्ना • (caukannā) (Urdu spelling چَوکَنّا) Inflection templates: {{hi-adecl}} Forms: caukannā [romanization], چَوکَنّا [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], चौकन्ना [direct, masculine, singular], चौकन्ने [direct, masculine, plural], चौकन्नी [direct, feminine, singular], चौकन्नी [direct, feminine, plural], चौकन्ने [masculine, oblique, singular], चौकन्ने [masculine, oblique, plural], चौकन्नी [feminine, oblique, singular], चौकन्नी [feminine, oblique, plural], चौकन्ने [masculine, singular, vocative], चौकन्ने [masculine, plural, vocative], चौकन्नी [feminine, singular, vocative], चौकन्नी [feminine, plural, vocative]
  1. alert, vigilant, watchful, on guard Synonyms: चौकस, होशियार, सावधान, सचेत, सतर्क, सजग

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      "links": [
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ],
        [
          "vigilant",
          "vigilant"
        ],
        [
          "watchful",
          "watchful"
        ],
        [
          "on guard",
          "on guard"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "चौकस"
        },
        {
          "word": "होशियार"
        },
        {
          "word": "सावधान"
        },
        {
          "word": "सचेत"
        },
        {
          "word": "सतर्क"
        },
        {
          "word": "सजग"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɔː.kən.nɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɔː.kɐ̃n.näː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "चौकन्ना"
}

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