برچھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) +‎ -अक (-aka, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

Noun

بَرْچھا • (barchā) m (feminine بَرْچھی (barchī), Hindi spelling बरछा)

1. a spear, lance

   Synonym: بھالا (bhālā)

Declension

Declension of برچھا
	singular	plural
direct	بَرْچھا (barchā)	بَرْچھے (barche)
oblique	بَرْچھے (barche)	بَرْچھوں (barchõ)
vocative	بَرْچھے (barche)	بَرْچھو (barcho)

Derived terms

• بَرْچَھیت (barchait, “lancer, spearman”)

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “बरछा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “برچھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.