भौंचक्का

Hindi

Alternative forms

• भौचक (bhaucak), भौचक्का (bhaucakkā)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to भौंह (eyebrow) or भय (fear)”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɔ̃ː.t͡ʃək.kɑː/, [bʱɔ̃ː.t͡ʃɐk̚.käː]

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Adjective

भौंचक्का • (bha͠ucakkā) (Urdu spelling بهونچکا)

1. aghast, astonished, flabbergasted, taken aback

Declension

Declension of भौंचक्का (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	भौंचक्का bha͠ucakkā	भौंचक्के bha͠ucakke	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī
oblique	भौंचक्के bha͠ucakke	भौंचक्के bha͠ucakke	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī
vocative	भौंचक्के bha͠ucakke	भौंचक्के bha͠ucakke	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī	भौंचक्की bha͠ucakkī

Related terms

• भौंचक्का रह जाना (bha͠ucakkā rah jānā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भौचक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भौंचक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 487.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भौंचक्का”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 561
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भौचक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भौंचक्का”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.