छकार
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
छ (cha, the letter) + कार (kāra, term designating a letter or sound).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
छकार • (chakāra) stem, m
- The name of the Devanagari letter छ (cha).
- the sound of the छ letter, /t͡ɕʰɐ/
Inflection edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of छकार | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | छकारः (chakāraḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | छकारस्य (chakārasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | छकारः (chakāraḥ) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकाराः (chakārāḥ) |
| Vocative | छकार (chakāra) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकाराः (chakārāḥ) |
| Accusative | छकारम् (chakāram) | छकारौ (chakārau) | छकारान् (chakārān) |
| Instrumental | छकारेन (chakārena) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारैः (chakāraiḥ) |
| Dative | छकाराय (chakārāya) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारेभ्यः (chakārebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | छकारात् (chakārāt) | छकाराभ्याम् (chakārābhyām) | छकारेभ्यः (chakārebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | छकारस्य (chakārasya) | छकारयोः (chakārayoḥ) | छकारानाम् (chakārānām) |
| Locative | छकारे (chakāre) | छकारयोः (chakārayoḥ) | छकारेषु (chakāreṣu) |
Hypernyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
palatal letters and sounds
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “छकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0404.