शरद्

See also: शारद and शरदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शरत् (śarat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरद् (śarád), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts. Doublet of साल (sāl), a borrowing from Persian.

Noun

शरद् • (śarad) f (Urdu spelling شرد)

1. autumn, fall (specifically, the two months succeeding the summer monsoons).

   आनेवाला शरद् ऋतु बहुत ठंडा होगा।

   ānevālā śarad ŕtu bahut ṭhaṇḍā hogā.

   The coming autumn season will be very cold.

Synonyms

• पतझड़ (patjhaṛ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शरद्”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “शरद्”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शरदा (śarádā)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śarHáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- (“to warm up, be hot”) (compare Latin caleō (“to be warm”)). The Sanskrit root is शॄ (śṝ, “to fade or wither away”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.ɾɐ́d/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.ɾɐd̪/

Noun

शरद् • (śarád) stem, f

1. autumn, autumnal season comprising the two months आश्विन and कार्तिक.
2. a year

Descendants

• Pali: sarada
• → Hindi: शरद् (śarad), शरत् (śarat) (literary borrowing)
• Telugu: శరత్తు (śarattu)