چکت

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit चकित (cakita, “trembling; (by extension) frightened, startled, shocked”). By surface analysis, چَکْ (cak, stem of چَکْنا (caknā, “to be surprised, bewildered or amazed”)) +‎ ـِت (-it, “-ed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.kɪt̪/

Adjective

چَکِت • (cakit) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling चकित)

1. surprised, amazed, shocked, astonished, bewildered

   Synonyms: حَیران (hairān), سَراسِیمَہ (sarāsīmā), بَھون٘چَکّا (bha͠ucakkā)

References

• “چکت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.