چمڑا

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-),[1] from Sanskrit चर्मन् (cárman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma.

Noun[edit]

چمڑا (camṛām (Hindi spelling चमड़ा)

  1. skin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading[edit]

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چمڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.