चकाचौंध

Hindi

FWOTD – 3 April 2018

Etymology

Probably चौंकना (ca͠uknā, “to surprise, awe, amaze”) +‎ चुंधा (cundhā, “weak-sighted”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.kɑː.t͡ʃɔːnd̪ʱ/, [t͡ʃɐ.käː.t͡ʃɔ̃ːn̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

चकाचौंध • (cakācaundh) f

1. dazzling sight, magnificent spectacle
   • 2012, Swami Adgadanand, अमृतवाणी [amŕtvāṇī], translation of रामचरितमानस [rāmcaritmānas] by कबीर, page 81:

     चाँद और सूर्य के समान बहुत-से दीपक दिखायी पड़े, उनकी चकाचौंध में रास्ता भटक गये।

     cā̃d aur sūrya ke samān bahut-se dīpak dikhāyī paṛe, unkī cakācaundh mẽ rāstā bhaṭak gaye.

     He saw many lights outshining the sun and moon; he lost his way due to their splendour.

Declension

Declension of चकाचौंध (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चकाचौंध cakācaundh	चकाचौंधें cakācaundhẽ
oblique	चकाचौंध cakācaundh	चकाचौंधों cakācaundhõ
vocative	चकाचौंध cakācaundh	चकाचौंधो cakācaundho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चकाचौंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चकाचौंध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha