चाँदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• चांदा (cāndā)

Etymology

From चाँद (cā̃d, “moon”) +‎ -आ (-ā, “suffix to form noun”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.d̪ɑː/, [t͡ʃä̃ː.d̪äː]

Noun

चाँदा • (cā̃dā) m (Urdu spelling چندا)

1. a protractor
2. (revenue) common theodolite station or a symbol to ascertain the boundaries (as of/in villages)
3. observation point (on a rifle range)
4. a butt or mark (for target, as in shooting-practice)

Declension

Declension of चाँदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाँदा cā̃dā	चाँदे cā̃de
oblique	चाँदे cā̃de	चाँदों cā̃dõ
vocative	चाँदे cā̃de	चाँदो cā̃do

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “चांदा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चाँदा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha