चारा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃäː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀭 (cāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चार (cāra).

Noun

चारा • (cārā) m (Urdu spelling چارا)

1. fodder, feed
   • 1936, Premchand, Godaan :

     नहीं, जवानी कसम, अपनी पछाई गाय दे रहे थे। हाथ तंग है, भूसा-चारा नहीं रख सके।

     nahī̃, javānī kasam, apnī pachāī gāy de rahe the. hāth taṅg hai, bhūsā-cārā nahī̃ rakh sake.

Declension

Declension of चारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चारा cārā	चारे cāre
oblique	चारे cāre	चारों cārõ
vocative	चारे cāre	चारो cāro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian چاره (cāra).

Noun

चारा • (cārā) m (Urdu spelling چارہ)

1. remedy, means, solution

Declension

Declension of चारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चारा cārā	चारे cāre
oblique	चारे cāre	चारों cārõ
vocative	चारे cāre	चारो cāro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press