ਚਚੇਰਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਚਾਚੇਰਾ (cācerā)
Etymology
ਚਚੇਰ (cacer) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Has the same suffix -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) as in ਮੇਰਾ (merā). Cognate with Hindi चचेरा (cacerā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.ˈt͡ʃeː.ɾaː/
Noun
ਚਚੇਰਾ • (cacerā) m (feminine ਚਚੇਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)
- cousin (paternal uncle's son)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā) | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) |
| oblique | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) | ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃) |
| vocative | ਚਚੇਰਿਆ (caceriā) | ਚਚੇਰਿਓ (cacerio) |
| ablative | ਚਚੇਰਿਓਂ (caceriõ) | — |
| locative | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) | — |
| instrumental | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) | — |
Adjective
ਚਚੇਰਾ • (cacerā) (Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)
- (of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's paternal uncle
- ਚਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ― cacerā bharā ― paternal uncle's son (literally, “cousin brother”)
- ਚਚੇਰੀ ਭੈਣ ― cacerī bhaiṇ ― paternal uncle's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā) | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) | ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī) | ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) | ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃) | ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī) | ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃) | |