ڇنڇر
Sindhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (saṇicchara), from Sanskrit *शनैश्चर (*śanaiścara, “slow-moving; Saturn”). Cognate with Punjabi چَھنِچَّھر / ਛਨਿੱਛਰ (chanicchar) and Urdu سَنِیچَر (sanīcar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰənt͡ʃʰərʊ]
Noun
ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu) ?
- Saturday
- Synonym: شَنسچَرُ
See also
| Days of the week in Sindhi · هفتا جا ڏينهن (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| سُومَرُ (sūmaru) | اَڱارو (āṅāro) | اَرْبَع (arbaʻ) | خَميسَ (xamesa) | جُمْعو (jumʻo) | ڇَنْڇَرُ (čhančharu) | آچَرُ (ācaru) |
Proper noun
ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu) ?
References
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڇَنْڇَرُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śanaiścara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press