ਚਚੇਰਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਚਾਚੇਰਾ (cācerā)

Etymology

ਚਚੇਰ (cacer) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Has the same suffix -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) as in ਮੇਰਾ (merā). Cognate with Hindi चचेरा (cacerā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.t͡ʃeː.ɾäː/, [t͡ʃə.ˈt͡ʃeː.ɾäː]

Noun

ਚਚੇਰਾ • (cacerā) m (female equivalent ਚਚੇਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)

1. cousin (paternal uncle's son)

Declension

Declension of ਚਚੇਰਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā)	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)
oblique	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)	ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃)
vocative	ਚਚੇਰਿਆ (caceriā)	ਚਚੇਰਿਓ (cacerio)
ablative	ਚਚੇਰਿਓਂ (caceriõ)	—
locative	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)	—
instrumental	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)	—

Adjective

ਚਚੇਰਾ • (cacerā) (Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)

1. (of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's paternal uncle

   ਚਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ― cacerā bharā ― paternal uncle's son (literally, “cousin brother”)

   ਚਚੇਰੀ ਭੈਣ ― cacerī bhaiṇ ― paternal uncle's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)

Declension

Declension of ਚਚੇਰਾ

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā)	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)		ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī)	ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃)
oblique	ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)	ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃)		ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī)	ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃)