चालू

See also: चाल

Hindi

Etymology

From चलना (calnā). Cognate with Marathi चालू (ċālū).

Adjective

चालू • (cālū) (indeclinable)

  1. working, running, processing
  2. used, applied

Noun

चालू • (cālū) m

  1. (slang) smartass

Declension
Declension of चालू (masc ū-stem)
singular plural
direct चालू
cālū		 चालू
cālū
oblique चालू
cālū		 चालुओं
cāluõ
vocative चालू
cālū		 चालुओ
cāluo

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

From चालणे (ċālṇe, “to walk”). Cognate with Hindi चालू (cālū).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sa.lu/, [t͡sa.luː]

Adjective

चालू • (ċālū)

  1. working, running, processing
    Synonym: सुरू (surū)
  2. (machines) on
    Antonym: बंद (banda)

Derived terms
  • चालू असणे (ċālū asṇe, “to be in running, processing”)
  • चालू करणे (ċālū karṇe, “to start, to make a machine on”)
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