करछी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कड़छी (kaṛchī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit कटच्छु (kaṭacchu, “ladle”), cognate with Punjabi ਕੜਛੀ (kaṛchī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəɾ.t͡ʃʰiː/, [kɐɾ.t͡ʃʰiː]
Noun
करछी • (karchī) f (Urdu spelling کرچھی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | करछी karchī |
करछियाँ karchiyā̃ |
| oblique | करछी karchī |
करछियों karchiyõ |
| vocative | करछी karchī |
करछियो karchiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kaṭacchu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press