चतुराई

Hindi

Etymology

From चतुर (catur, “shrewd”) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.t̪ʊ.ɾɑːiː/

Noun

चतुराई • (caturāī) f

shrewdness, cleverness, acumen
Synonyms: चतुरता (caturtā), होशियारी (hośiyārī)
skill, dexterity
Synonym: दक्षता (dakṣatā)
cunning, guile
राजनीतिक चतुराई ― rājnītik caturāī ― political cunning

Synonym: चालाकी (cālākī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चतुराई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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