ڇنڇر

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (saṇicchara​), from Sanskrit *शनैश्चर (śanaiścara, “slow-moving”). Cognate with Punjabi چَھنِچَّھر / ਛਨਿੱਛਰ (chanicchar) and Urdu سَنِیچَر (sanīcar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰənt͡ʃʰərʊ]

Noun

ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu) ?

1. Saturday

   Synonym: شَنسچَرُ

See also

Days of the week in Sindhi · هفتا جا ڏينهن (layout · text)
آچَرُ (ācaru)	سُومَرُ (sūmaru)	اَڱارو (āṅāro)	اَرْبَع (arbaʻ)	خَميسَ (xamesa)	جُمْعو (jumʻo)	ڇَنْڇَرُ (čhančharu)

Proper noun

ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu) ?

1. (astronomy) Saturn

   Synonym: شَنسچَرُ

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڇَنْڇَرُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śanaiścara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press