चचेरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), likely with the added genitive suffix -𑀓𑁂𑀭 (-kera) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)—the same suffix -एरा (-erā) as in मेरा (merā). Related to चाचा (cācā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.t͡ʃeː.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ.t͡ʃeː.ɾäː]

Noun

चचेरा • (cacerā) m (feminine चचेरी, Urdu spelling چچیرا)

paternal uncle's son

Declension

Declension of *चचेरा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चचेरा cacerā	चचेरे cacere
oblique	चचेरे cacere	चचेरों cacerõ
vocative	चचेरे cacere	चचेरो cacero

Adjective

चचेरा • (cacerā) (Urdu spelling چچیرا)

(of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's paternal uncle
चचेरा भाई ― cacerā bhāī ― paternal uncle's son (literally, “cousin brother”)

चचेरी बहन ― cacerī bahan ― paternal uncle's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)

Declension

Declension of *चचेरा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	चचेरा cacerā	चचेरे cacere	चचेरी cacerī	चचेरी cacerī
oblique	चचेरे cacere	चचेरे cacere	चचेरी cacerī	चचेरी cacerī
vocative	चचेरे cacere	चचेरे cacere	चचेरी cacerī	चचेरी cacerī