Walking in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “walking” in Hindi is चलना, pronounced Tahalana — it is a noun. 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.
the act of traveling by foot
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 (caladi), from Sanskrit चलति (calati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷél-e-ti, from *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). Cognate with Bengali চলা (cola), Gujarati ચળવું (caḷvũ), Marathi चळणें (ċaḷṇe), Nepali चल्नु (calnu), Punjabi ਚਲਣਾ (calṇā).
False cognate of Tamil செல் (cel), Malayalam ചെല്ലുക (celluka).
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False cognate of Tamil செல் (cel), Malayalam ചെല്ലുക (celluka).
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