Chalk up to in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “chalk up to” in Hindi is समझना, pronounced khate men likhana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
Inherited from Old Hindi समझना (samajhanā), समुझना (samujhanā), from Prakrit संबुज्झइ (saṃbujjhaï), संबुज्झदि (saṃbujjhadi), from Sanskrit सम्बुध्यते (sambudhyate). Cognate with Punjabi ਸਮਝਣਾ (samjhaṇā) / سَمجھݨا (samjhṇā), Gujarati સમજવું (samajvũ), Marathi समजणे (samajṇe). Compare now-archaic बूझना (būjhnā), derived from the same verb without a prefix.
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