चमड़ा
See also: चमड़ी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-)[1], from Sanskrit चर्मन् (cárman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥ (“skin, hide, pelt”). Cognate with Bundeli चामरो (cāmro).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəm.ɽɑː/, [t͡ʃə̃m.ɽäː]
Noun
चमड़ा • (camṛā) m (feminine चमड़ी, Urdu spelling چمڑا)
- leather
- skin (of an animal), hide
Declension
Declension of चमड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | चमड़ा camṛā | चमड़े camṛe |
oblique | चमड़े camṛe | चमड़ों camṛõ |
vocative | चमड़े camṛe | चमड़ो camṛo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “camṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press