برچھا
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Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) + -अक (-aka, “-er”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/
Noun[edit]
بَرْچھا • (barchā) m (feminine بَرْچھی (barchī), Hindi spelling बरछा)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of برچھا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | بَرْچھا (barchā) | بَرْچھے (barche) |
| oblique | بَرْچھے (barche) | بَرْچھوں (barchõ) |
| vocative | بَرْچھے (barche) | بَرْچھو (barcho) |
Derived terms[edit]
- بَرْچَھیت (barchait, “lancer, spearman”)
Further reading[edit]
- 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.