Cher

See also: cher, chèr, and 'cher

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Cherokee or French tchérokî.

Symbol

Cher

1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Cherokee.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɛɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃɛə/

• Audio (General American); /ʃɛər/:

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Cher

2. A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.
4. A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.

Translations

department of France

• French: Cher (fr)
• Marathi: शेर (śer)
• Occitan: Char

river in France

• French: Cher (fr)
• Marathi: शेर f (śer)
• Occitan: Char

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Cher

1. A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

Anagrams

• ECHR, Rech, Herc, EHRC

French

Etymology

Named after the Cher River, from the pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym *kʰar- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/

• Audio (Paris):

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Proper noun

Cher m

1. Cher (a department of Centre-Val de Loire, France)
2. Cher (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire)

Derived terms

• Loir-et-Cher

References

• Sandre - "Fiche cours d'eau - Cher (K---0090)".