बरछा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बर्छा (barchā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) + -अक (-aka, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [bɐɾ.t͡ʃʰäː]
Noun
बरछा • (barchā) m (feminine बरछी, Urdu spelling بَرْچھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बरछा barchā |
बरछे barche |
| oblique | बरछे barche |
बरछों barchõ |
| vocative | बरछे barche |
बरछो barcho |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बरछा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बर्छा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “बरछा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.