कचेरी
See also: कचरा
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani کَچَہْرِی / कचहरी (kacahrī).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.t͡ɕe.ɾi/, [kə.t͡ɕe.ɾiː]
Noun
कचेरी • (kacerī) f
- office
- Synonyms: ऑफिस (ŏphis), कार्यालय (kāryālay)
Descendants
- → Kannada: ಕಛೇರಿ (kachēri)
- → English: cutcherry
- → Malayalam: കച്ചേരി (kaccēri)
- → Tamil: கச்சேரி (kaccēri)
- → Telugu: కచేరీ (kacērī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kr̥tyagharikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 178.
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “कचेरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 19.
- Molesworth, James Thomas, “कचेरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857, page 125.
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna, “कचेरी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1932-1950.