छकार
Sanskrit
Etymology
छ (cha, the letter) + कार (kāra, term designating a letter or sound).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
Noun
छकार • (chakāra) stem, m
- The name of the Devanagari letter छ (cha).
- the sound of the छ letter, /t͡ɕʰɐ/
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | छकारः (chakāraḥ) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकाराः (chakārāḥ) |
| accusative | छकारम् (chakāram) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकारान् (chakārān) |
| instrumental | छकारेन (chakārena) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारैः (chakāraiḥ) |
| dative | छकाराय (chakārāya) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारेभ्यः (chakārebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | छकारात् (chakārāt) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारेभ्यः (chakārebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | छकारस्य (chakārasya) | छकारयोः (chakārayoḥ) | छकारानाम् (chakārānām) |
| locative | छकारे (chakāre) | छकारयोः (chakārayoḥ) | छकारेषु (chakāreṣu) |
| vocative | छकार (chakāra) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकाराः (chakārāḥ) |
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
palatal letters and sounds
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “छकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0404.