हालचाल

Marathi

Etymology

Derived from either Hindi हलचल (halcal) or as a compound of हालणे (hālṇe) +‎ चालणे (cālṇe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦal.t͡ɕal/

Noun

हालचाल • (hālcāl) f

1. movement

   Synonym: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā)

2. activity

   Synonym: क्रियाकलाप (kriyāklāp)

   शेजारी काही संशयास्पद हालचाल सुरू आहे!

   śejārī kāhī sauśyāspad hālcāl surū āhe!

   There is some suspicious activity going on next door!

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हालचाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हालचाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press