चाँदमारी

Hindi

Etymology

Tatpuruṣa compound of चाँद (cā̃d, “target”) +‎ मारी (mārī, “hitting”), meaning target hitting.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ːd̪.mɑː.ɾiː/, [t͡ʃä̃ːd̪.mäː.ɾiː]

Noun

चाँदमारी • (cā̃dmārī) m

target practice (of shooting)
rifle range

Derived terms

चाँदमारी करना (cā̃dmārī karnā)
चाँदमारी का मैदान (cā̃dmārī kā maidān)

References

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

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