चश्म

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چشم (čašm).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəʃ.mᵊ/, [t͡ʃɐʃ.mᵊ]

Noun

चश्म • (caśma) f (Urdu spelling چشم)

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

2. hope, expectation

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चश्म”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चश्म”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चश्म”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press