ಚಾಲಾಕು

Kannada

Alternative forms

• ಚಾಲೂಕು (cālūku), ಚಾಲೋಕು (cālōku)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چالاک (čālāk). Compare Marathi चलाख (calākh), Konkani चलाख (calākh) / cholakh, Gujarati ચાલાક (cālāk), Ahirani चलाक (calāk), Hindustani چَالَاکْ (cālāk) / चालाक (cālāk), Telugu చలాకు (calāku), Odia ଚଲାକ (calāka), Malvi चालाक (cālāk), Sindhi چالاڪُ / चालाकु / 𑋀𑋠𑋚𑋠𑊺𑋣 (cālāku), Tamil சாலக்கு (cālakku), Punjabi ਚਲਾਕ / چَلاک (calāk), Gojri چالاک (cālāk), Bengali চালাক (calak), Assamese চালাক (salak).

Adjective

ಚಾಲಾಕು • (cālāku)

1. intelligent, shrewd, smart, quick, brisk, dextrous, clever

Noun

ಚಾಲಾಕು • (cālāku) n

1. cleverness, shrewdness, acumen, sharpness

References

• V. Krishna (2019) “ಚಾಲಾಕು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಚಾಲಾಕ್”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 641
• Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 380, column 2.