No. 778 in Hindi
अटकल
Estimation, speculation, or guesswork.
In a sentence
पत्रकार ने सरकार की नीतियों पर कई अटकलें लगाईं।
The journalist speculated a lot about the government's policies.
Here, 'अटकल' is used to refer to speculation or conjectures made by the journalist regarding policies.
बच्चों ने खेल में उसके अगली चाल की अटकल लगाई।
The children guessed his next move in the game.
In this sentence, 'अटकल' depicts a guess or an attempt to predict what might happen next.
अटकल है कि अगले महीने बारिश ज्यादा होगी।
There is speculation that it will rain heavily next month.
Here, 'अटकल' refers to a prediction or assumption based on current observations or suppositions.
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