चोंच
Hindi
Etymology
From some variant of Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀘𑀼 (caṃcu, “beak”), borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil சொண்டு (coṇṭu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃõːt͡ʃ/
Noun
चोंच • (cõc) f (Urdu spelling چونچ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चोंच cõc |
चोंचें cõcẽ |
| oblique | चोंच cõc |
चोंचों cõcõ |
| vocative | चोंच cõc |
चोंचो cõco |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चोंच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cañcu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press