चश्मदीद

Hindi

Etymology

From चश्म (caśma, “eye”) +‎ दीद (dīd, “sight”), ultimately from Classical Persian. Cognate with Sanskrit चक्ष्मदृष्ट (cakṣmadṛṣṭa, “eye-seen”). Compare Punjabi چشم دید / ਚਸ਼ਮਦੀਦ (caśmadīd).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

चश्मदीद • (caśmdīd) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چشم دید)

1. eyewitness

   Synonym: प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī)

Derived terms

• चश्मदीद गवाह (caśmdīd gavāh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चश्म”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press