करछी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कड़छी (kaṛchī)
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit कटच्छु (kaṭacchu, “ladle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəɾ.t͡ʃʰiː/
Noun
करछी • (karchī) f
- ladle
Declension
Declension of करछी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | करछी karchī | करछियाँ karchiyā̃ |
oblique | करछी karchī | करछियों karchiyō̃ |
vocative | करछी karchī | करछियो karchiyō |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “करछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*kaṭacchu (2633)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press