चोंच

Hindi

Etymology

From some variant of Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀘𑀼 (caṃcu, “beak”), borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil சொண்டு (coṇṭu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃõːt͡ʃ/

Noun

चोंच • (cõc) f (Urdu spelling چونچ)

1. (anatomy) beak, bill

   Synonym: टोंटी (ṭõṭī)

Declension

Declension of चोंच (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चोंच cõc	चोंचें cõcẽ
oblique	चोंच cõc	चोंचों cõcõ
vocative	चोंच cõc	चोंचो cõco

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चोंच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cañcu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press