चतुराई

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.t̪ʊ.ɾɑː.iː/, [t͡ʃɐ.t̪ʊ.ɾäː.iː]

Noun

चतुराई • (caturāī) f

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

Declension
Declension of चतुराई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चतुराई
caturāī		 चतुराइयाँ
caturāiyā̃
oblique चतुराई
caturāī		 चतुराइयों
caturāiyõ
vocative चतुराई
caturāī		 चतुराइयो
caturāiyo

Derived

References
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