चर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɾ/, [t͡ʃɐɾ]

Verb

चर • (car)

1. inflection of चरना (carnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative
2. (mathematics) variable
3. wandering, moving

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• cara (Latin script)
• 𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• চর (Bengali script)
• චර (Sinhalese script)
• စရ or ၸရ (Burmese script)
• จร or จะระ (Thai script)
• ᨧᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຣ or ຈະຣະ (Lao script)
• ចរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

चर m

1. Devanagari script form of cara (“frequenting”)
2. Devanagari script form of cara (“walker”)

Declension

Declension table of "चर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	चरो (caro)	चरा (carā)
Accusative (second)	चरं (caraṃ)	चरे (care)
Instrumental (third)	चरेन (carena)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Dative (fourth)	चरस्स (carassa) or चराय (carāya) or चरत्थं (caratthaṃ)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	चरस्मा (carasmā) or चरम्हा (caramhā) or चरा (carā)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	चरस्स (carassa)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	चरस्मिं (carasmiṃ) or चरम्हि (caramhi) or चरे (care)	चरेसु (caresu)
Vocative (calling)	चर (cara)	चरा (carā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• চৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬘᬭ (Balinese script)
• চর (Bengali script)
• 𑰓𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• စရ (Burmese script)
• ચર (Gujarati script)
• ਚਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦕꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಚರ (Kannada script)
• ចរ (Khmer script)
• ຈຣ (Lao script)
• ചര (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଚର (Odia script)
• ꢗꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓𑖨 (Siddham script)
• චර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏𑚤 (Takri script)
• சர (Tamil script)
• చర (Telugu script)
• จร (Thai script)
• ཙ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root चर् (car, “to move”) +‎ -अ (-a, action suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

चर • (cara) stem

1. moving
2. movable
3. (at the end of a compound) going, walking

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चरः (caraḥ)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹)
accusative	चरम् (caram)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चरान् (carān)
instrumental	चरेण (careṇa)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹)
dative	चराय (carāya)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
ablative	चरात् (carāt)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
genitive	चरस्य (carasya)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चराणाम् (carāṇām)
locative	चरे (care)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चरेषु (careṣu)
vocative	चर (cara)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of चरी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चरी (carī)	चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹)	चर्यः (caryaḥ) चरीः¹ (carīḥ¹)
accusative	चरीम् (carīm)	चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹)	चरीः (carīḥ)
instrumental	चर्या (caryā)	चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām)	चरीभिः (carībhiḥ)
dative	चर्यै (caryai)	चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām)	चरीभ्यः (carībhyaḥ)
ablative	चर्याः (caryāḥ) चर्यै² (caryai²)	चरीभ्याम् (carībhyām)	चरीभ्यः (carībhyaḥ)
genitive	चर्याः (caryāḥ) चर्यै² (caryai²)	चर्योः (caryoḥ)	चरीणाम् (carīṇām)
locative	चर्याम् (caryām)	चर्योः (caryoḥ)	चरीषु (carīṣu)
vocative	चरि (cari)	चर्यौ (caryau) चरी¹ (carī¹)	चर्यः (caryaḥ) चरीः¹ (carīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of चर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चरम् (caram)	चरे (care)	चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹)
accusative	चरम् (caram)	चरे (care)	चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹)
instrumental	चरेण (careṇa)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹)
dative	चराय (carāya)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
ablative	चरात् (carāt)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
genitive	चरस्य (carasya)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चराणाम् (carāṇām)
locative	चरे (care)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चरेषु (careṣu)
vocative	चर (cara)	चरे (care)	चराणि (carāṇi) चरा¹ (carā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

चर • (cara) stem, m

1. a spy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चरः (caraḥ)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹)
accusative	चरम् (caram)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चरान् (carān)
instrumental	चरेण (careṇa)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरैः (caraiḥ) चरेभिः¹ (carebhiḥ¹)
dative	चराय (carāya)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
ablative	चरात् (carāt)	चराभ्याम् (carābhyām)	चरेभ्यः (carebhyaḥ)
genitive	चरस्य (carasya)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चराणाम् (carāṇām)
locative	चरे (care)	चरयोः (carayoḥ)	चरेषु (careṣu)
vocative	चर (cara)	चरौ (carau) चरा¹ (carā¹)	चराः (carāḥ) चरासः¹ (carāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चर”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) “चर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 389, column 2.