नेत्रच्छद

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit नेत्रच्छद (netracchada). By surface analysis, नेत्र (netra) +‎ -च्- (-c-) +‎ छद (chad).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /neːt̪.ɾət̪.t͡ʃʰəd̪/, [neːt̪.ɾɐt̚.t͡ʃʰɐd̪]

Noun

नेत्रच्छद • (netracchad) m (Urdu spelling نیترچھد)

1. (anatomy, literary) the eyelid

   Synonyms: नेत्रवस्त्र (netravastra), पलक (palak), आडंबर (āḍambar), वर्त्म (vartma)

Declension

Declension of नेत्रच्छद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेत्रच्छद netracchad	नेत्रच्छद netracchad
oblique	नेत्रच्छद netracchad	नेत्रच्छदों netracchadõ
vocative	नेत्रच्छद netracchad	नेत्रच्छदो netracchado

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नेत्रच्छद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2700

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নেত্ৰচ্ছদ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬾᬢ᭄ᬭᬘ᭄ᬙᬤ (Balinese script)
• নেত্রচ্ছদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰸𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• နေတြစ္ဆဒ (Burmese script)
• નેત્રચ્છદ (Gujarati script)
• ਨੇਤ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦺꦠꦿꦕ꧀ꦖꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂵𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ನೇತ್ರಚ್ಛದ (Kannada script)
• នេត្រច្ឆទ (Khmer script)
• ເນຕ຺ຣຈ຺ຉທ (Lao script)
• നേത്രച്ഛദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡝᢠᡵᠠᢜᡮᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘹𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠧᢐᠷᠠᢋᠼᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧚𑦽𑧠𑧈𑦳𑧠𑦴𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐾𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐡 (Newa script)
• ନେତ୍ରଚ୍ଛଦ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢾꢡ꣄ꢬꢗ꣄ꢘꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆼𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖸𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖟 (Siddham script)
• නෙත්‍රච‍්ඡද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩔𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚲𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚛 (Takri script)
• நேத்ரச்ச²த³ (Tamil script)
• నేత్రచ్ఛద (Telugu script)
• เนตฺรจฺฉท (Thai script)
• ནེ་ཏྲ་ཙྪ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒹𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨄𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of नेत्र (netra, “eye”) +‎ -च्- (-c-) +‎ छद (chada, “covering”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪eːt̪.ɾɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ.d̪ɐ/, [n̪eːt̪.ɾɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ.d̪ɐ]

Noun

नेत्रच्छद • (netracchada) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)

1. (anatomy) the eyelid

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:नेत्रच्छद

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नेत्रच्छद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नेत्रच्छदः (netracchadaḥ)	नेत्रच्छदौ (netracchadau)	नेत्रच्छदाः (netracchadāḥ)
accusative	नेत्रच्छदम् (netracchadam)	नेत्रच्छदौ (netracchadau)	नेत्रच्छदान् (netracchadān)
instrumental	नेत्रच्छदेन (netracchadena)	नेत्रच्छदाभ्याम् (netracchadābhyām)	नेत्रच्छदैः (netracchadaiḥ)
dative	नेत्रच्छदाय (netracchadāya)	नेत्रच्छदाभ्याम् (netracchadābhyām)	नेत्रच्छदेभ्यः (netracchadebhyaḥ)
ablative	नेत्रच्छदात् (netracchadāt)	नेत्रच्छदाभ्याम् (netracchadābhyām)	नेत्रच्छदेभ्यः (netracchadebhyaḥ)
genitive	नेत्रच्छदस्य (netracchadasya)	नेत्रच्छदयोः (netracchadayoḥ)	नेत्रच्छदानाम् (netracchadānām)
locative	नेत्रच्छदे (netracchade)	नेत्रच्छदयोः (netracchadayoḥ)	नेत्रच्छदेषु (netracchadeṣu)
vocative	नेत्रच्छद (netracchada)	नेत्रच्छदौ (netracchadau)	नेत्रच्छदाः (netracchadāḥ)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “नेत्रच्छद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 568.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “नेत्रम्-छदः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 939