छंद
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰənd̪/
Noun
छंद • (chand) m
- (prosody) metre
- बेतुका छंद ― betukā chand ― free metre [= free verse]
Declension
| Declension of छंद | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | छंद (chand) | छंद (chand) |
| Oblique | छंद (chand) | छंदों (chandõ) |
| Vocative | छंद (chand) | छंदो (chando) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छंद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press