चपरासी

Hindi

Etymology

चपरास (caprās, “badge worn by messengers”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəp.ɾɑː.siː/, [t͡ʃɐp.ɾäː.siː]
Rhymes: -iː
Hyphenation: चप‧रा‧सी

Noun

चपरासी • (caprāsī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling چپراسی)

messenger, peon

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *चपरासी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासी caprāsī
oblique	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासियों caprāsiyõ
vocative	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासियो caprāsiyo

Declension of *चपरासी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासियाँ caprāsiyā̃
oblique	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासियों caprāsiyõ
vocative	चपरासी caprāsī	चपरासियो caprāsiyo