chandra

See also: Chandra and chandrą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хандра́ (xandrá), from New Latin hypochondria, from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδρια (hupokhóndria). Doublet of hipochondria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxan.dra/

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• Rhymes: -andra
• Syllabification: chan‧dra

Noun

chandra f

1. (colloquial, psychology) the blues, the doldrums, melancholy

Declension

Declension of chandra

	singular	plural
nominative	chandra	chandry
genitive	chandry	chandr
dative	chandrze	chandrom
accusative	chandrę	chandry
instrumental	chandrą	chandrami
locative	chandrze	chandrach
vocative	chandro	chandry

Derived terms

adjective

• chandrowaty

 

Further reading

• chandra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chandra in Polish dictionaries at PWN