चार चांद लगना chār chānd lagnā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
To have fourfold, or heightened, beauty, or success, or prosperity.
Usual translation
- make everything so grand and wonderful
Origin of the definition
चाँद लगना to have a feather added to one's cap; to become more charming than ever
चार चाँद लगना (में), to have fourfold, or heightened, beauty, or success, or prosperity.
चार चाँद लगना. Enhance the grace; To increase; Improve the quality; Add to the richness.
Fourfold, four times (as much), quadruple.
- Created
- Saturday 29 August 2026
- Updated
- Saturday 29 August 2026