चाँदा
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- चांदा (cāndā)
Etymology
[edit]From चाँद (cā̃d, “moon”) + -आ (-ā, “suffix to form noun”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.d̪ɑː/, [t͡ʃä̃ː.d̪äː]
Noun
[edit]चाँदा • (cā̃dā) m (Urdu spelling چندا)
- a protractor
- (revenue) common theodolite station or a symbol to ascertain the boundaries (as of/in villages)
- observation point (on a rifle range)
- a butt or mark (for target, as in shooting-practice)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चाँदा cā̃dā |
चाँदे cā̃de |
| oblique | चाँदे cā̃de |
चाँदों cā̃dõ |
| vocative | चाँदे cā̃de |
चाँदो cā̃do |
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चाँदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “चांदा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “चाँदा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha