तिरछा

तिरछा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tiriccha), from Sanskrit तिरश्च (tiraścá, “cross-board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

Adjective

तिरछा • (tirchā)

1. crooked, slanted, skewed

   Synonym: टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā)

2. sidelong, oblique

   तिरछी नज़र ― tirchī nazar ― leering, ogling

Declension

Declension of तिरछा
	Masculine			Feminine
	Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Direct	तिरछा tirchā	तिरछे tirche		तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
Oblique	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche		तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
Vocative	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche		तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तिरछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tiraścá (5822)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press