चूहा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀽𑀳 (*cūha), with further origin unknown. Most likely an onomatopoeic word, imitating the squeaking of a mouse.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]चूहा • (cūhā) m (Urdu spelling چوہا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of चूहा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चूहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cūha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press