चैत्र
See also: चतुर, चतुर्, चूतर, and चित्र
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra), from चित्रा (citrā, “bright one”), from चित्र (citra, “bright”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛːt̪.ɾᵊ/
Proper noun
चैत्र • (caitra) m
- Chaitra (first month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Declension
Declension of चैत्र (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चैत्र caitra | चैत्र caitra |
| oblique | चैत्र caitra | चैत्रों caitrõ |
| vocative | चैत्र caitra | चैत्रो caitro |
Related terms
- (lunar months) चैत्र (caitra), वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh), आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh) / असाढ़ (asāṛh), श्रावण (śrāvaṇ), भाद्र (bhādra), आश्विन (āśvin), कार्तिक (kārtik), मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ) / अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फाल्गुन (phālgun) (Category: hi:Hindu lunar calendar months)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “चैत्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 323, 330.
Marathi
Proper noun
चैत्र • (caitra)
- first month of Marathi calendar, Saka calendar, and Indian National Calendar.
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʌi̯t̪rʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: चैत्र
Proper noun
चैत्र • (caitra)
- Chaitra
- the twelfth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the first month in the lunar Hindu calendar
- Synonym: चैत (cait)
Related terms
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsir) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāgun) / फाल्गुन (phālgun), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading
- “चैत्र”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “चैत्र”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬘᬿᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
- চৈত্ৰ (Assamese script)
- চৈত্র (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰹𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑁃𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ચૈત્ર (Gujarati script)
- ਚੈਤੑਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦕꦻꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
- ចៃត្រ (Khmer script)
- ಚೈತ್ರ (Kannada script)
- ໄຈຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
- ചൈത്ര (Malayalam script)
- 𑘓𑘺𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠧᠧᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᢜᠠᡳᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- စဲတြ (Burmese script)
- 𑦳𑧛𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐿𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଚୈତ୍ର (Oriya script)
- ꢗꣀꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆽𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖹𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
- චෛත්ර (Sinhalese script)
- చైత్ర (Telugu script)
- ไจตฺร (Thai script)
- ཙཻ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒻𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɑːjt.ɾɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɑjt̪.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
चैत्र • (caitra) m
- Name of the second spring month (its full moon standing in the constellation चित्रा)
Related terms
- (lunar months) चैत्र (caitra), वैशाख (vaiśākha), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha), आषाढ (āṣāḍha), श्रावण (śrāvaṇa), भाद्र (bhādra), अश्विन् (aśvin), कार्तिक (kārtika), मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣa) / अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇa), पौष (pauṣa), माघ (māgha), फाल्गुन (phālguna) (Category: sa:Lunar months)