चाचा

See also: चाची and चूं-चूं

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː.t͡ʃɑː/, [t͡ʃäː.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

चाचा • (cācā) m (feminine चाची, Urdu spelling چاچا)

1. father's younger brother

   Synonyms: काका (kākā), (endearing) चचा (cacā), (endearing) चाचू (cācū)

Declension

Declension of चाचा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाचा cācā	चाचा cācā
oblique	चाचा cācā	चाचाओं cācāõ
vocative	चाचा cācā	चाचाओ cācāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चाचा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चाचा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “चाचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press