बरछा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बर्छा (barchā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) +‎ -अक (-aka, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [bɐɾ.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

बरछा • (barchā) m (feminine बरछी, Urdu spelling بَرْچھا)

1. a spear, lance

   Synonym: भाला (bhālā)

Declension

Declension of बरछा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बरछा barchā	बरछे barche
oblique	बरछे barche	बरछों barchõ
vocative	बरछे barche	बरछो barcho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बरछा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बर्छा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “बरछा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.