तिरछा

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tiriccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit तिरश्च (tiraścá, “*slanting, crosswise”), from तिरश्चा (tiraścā, “crosswise, through”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰäː]

Adjective

तिरछा • (tirchā) (Urdu spelling ترچھا)

crooked, slanted, skewed
Synonym: टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā)
sidelong, oblique
तिरछी नज़र ― tirchī nazar ― leering, ogling

Declension

Declension of *तिरछा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तिरछा tirchā	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
oblique	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
vocative	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तिरछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tiraścá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press