बरछी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्रश्चिका f (vraścikā, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) +‎ -इका f (-ikā, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰiː/, [bɐɾ.t͡ʃʰiː]

Noun

बरछी • (barchī) f (masculine बरछा, Urdu spelling بَرْچھی)

1. small spear or lance; javelin
2. dart

Declension

Declension of बरछी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बरछी barchī	बरछियाँ barchiyā̃
oblique	बरछी barchī	बरछियों barchiyõ
vocative	बरछी barchī	बरछियो barchiyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बरछी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “बरछी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.