बरछैत

Hindi

Etymology

From बरछा (barchā) +‎ -ऐत (-ait, “agentive suffix”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

बरछैत • (barchait) m (Urdu spelling بَرْچَھیت)

1. (military) spearman, lancer

Declension

Declension of बरछैत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बरछैत barchait	बरछैत barchait
oblique	बरछैत barchait	बरछैतों barchaitõ
vocative	बरछैत barchait	बरछैतो barchaito

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरछैत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बरछैत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “बरछैत”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.