छड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀝 (*chaṭa). Cognate to Punjabi ਛੜ (chaṛ), Gujarati છડ (chaḍ), Bengali ছড় (choṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰəɽ/, [t͡ʃʰɐɽ]

Noun

छड़ • (chaṛ) m

1. pole, rod
2. fishing pole

   वह बिना छड़ मछली पकड़ लेता है।

   vah binā chaṛ machlī pakaṛ letā hai.

   He catches fish without a fishing pole.

Declension

Declension of छड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छड़ chaṛ	छड़ chaṛ
oblique	छड़ chaṛ	छड़ों chaṛõ
vocative	छड़ chaṛ	छड़ो chaṛo

References

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