छड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀝 (*chaṭa). Cognate with Punjabi ਛੜੀ (chaṛī), Gujarati છડી (chaḍī), Marathi सडी (saḍī), Bengali ছড়ি (choṛi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə.ɽiː/, [t͡ʃʰɐ.ɽiː]

Noun

छड़ी • (chaṛī) f

1. stick (made of wood)

   Synonyms: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā), सोटी (soṭī)

2. cane, walking stick

Declension

Declension of छड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छड़ी chaṛī	छड़ियाँ chaṛiyā̃
oblique	छड़ी chaṛī	छड़ियों chaṛiyõ
vocative	छड़ी chaṛī	छड़ियो chaṛiyo

References

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