चर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəɾ/, [t͡ʃɐɾ]
Verb
चर • (car)
- inflection of चरना (carnā):
- stem
- second-person singular intimate present imperative
- (mathematics) variable
- wandering, moving
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
चर m
Declension
Declension table of "चर" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | चरो (caro) | चरा (carā) |
| Accusative (second) | चरं (caraṃ) | चरे (care) |
| Instrumental (third) | चरेन (carena) | चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | चरस्स (carassa) or चराय (carāya) or चरत्थं (caratthaṃ) | चरानं (carānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | चरस्मा (carasmā) or चरम्हा (caramhā) or चरा (carā) | चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | चरस्स (carassa) | चरानं (carānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | चरस्मिं (carasmiṃ) or चरम्हि (caramhi) or चरे (care) | चरेसु (caresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | चर (cara) | चरा (carā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬭ (Balinese script)
- চর (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- စရ (Burmese script)
- ચર (Gujarati script)
- ਚਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಚರ (Kannada script)
- ចរ (Khmer script)
- ຈຣ (Lao script)
- ചര (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଚର (Odia script)
- ꢗꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖨 (Siddham script)
- චර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚤 (Takri script)
- சர (Tamil script)
- చర (Telugu script)
- จร (Thai script)
- ཙ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root चर् (car, “to move”) + -अ (-a, action suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/
Adjective
चर • (cara) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चरः (caraḥ) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | चरम् (caram) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चरान् (carān) |
| instrumental | चरेण (careṇa) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चराय (carāya) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चरात् (carāt) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चरस्य (carasya) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चराणाम् (carāṇām) |
| locative | चरे (care) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चरेषु (careṣu) |
| vocative | चर (cara) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चरी (carī) | चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹) |
चर्यः (caryaḥ) चरीः¹ (carīḥ¹) |
| accusative | चरीम् (carīm) | चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹) |
चरीः (carīḥ) |
| instrumental | चर्या (caryā) | चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām) | चरीभिः (carībhiḥ) |
| dative | चर्यै (caryai) | चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām) | चरीभ्यः (carībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चर्याः (caryāḥ) चर्यै² (caryai²) |
चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām) | चरीभ्यः (carībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चर्याः (caryāḥ) चर्यै² (caryai²) |
चर्योः (caryoḥ) | चरीणाम् (carīṇām) |
| locative | चर्याम् (caryām) | चर्योः (caryoḥ) | चरीषु (carīṣu) |
| vocative | चरि (cari) | चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹) |
चर्यः (caryaḥ) चरीः¹ (carīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चरम् (caram) | चरे (care) | चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
| accusative | चरम् (caram) | चरे (care) | चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
| instrumental | चरेण (careṇa) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चराय (carāya) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चरात् (carāt) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चरस्य (carasya) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चराणाम् (carāṇām) |
| locative | चरे (care) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चरेषु (careṣu) |
| vocative | चर (cara) | चरे (care) | चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
चर • (cara) stem, m
- a spy
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चरः (caraḥ) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | चरम् (caram) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चरान् (carān) |
| instrumental | चरेण (careṇa) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चराय (carāya) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चरात् (carāt) | चराभ्याम् (carābhyām) | चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चरस्य (carasya) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चराणाम् (carāṇām) |
| locative | चरे (care) | चरयोः (carayoḥ) | चरेषु (careṣu) |
| vocative | चर (cara) | चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹) |
चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Monier Williams (1899) “चर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 389, column 2.