برچھا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) + -अक (-aka, “-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/
Noun
بَرْچھا • (barchā) m (feminine بَرْچھی, Hindi spelling बरछा)
- a spear, lance
- Synonym: بھالا (bhālā)
Declension
| Declension of برچھا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | بَرْچھا (barchā) | بَرْچھے (barche) |
| oblique | بَرْچھے (barche) | بَرْچھوں (barchõ) |
| vocative | بَرْچھے (barche) | بَرْچھو (barcho) |
Derived terms
- بَرْچَھیت (barchait, “lancer, spearman”)
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बरछा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “برچھا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.