बरछी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्रश्चिका f (vraścikā, one who cuts), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, to cut, root) +‎ -इका f (-ikā, -er).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰiː/, [bɐɾ.t͡ʃʰiː]

Noun

बरछी • (barchīf (masculine बरछा, Urdu spelling بَرْچھی)

  1. small spear or lance; javelin
  2. dart

Declension

Declension of बरछी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बरछी
barchī
बरछियाँ
barchiyā̃
oblique बरछी
barchī
बरछियों
barchiyõ
vocative बरछी
barchī
बरछियो
barchiyo

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “बरछी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • बरछी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.