Saraiki

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit छोर (chora). Compare Romani ćorro and Sindhi ڇورو (choro, orphan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ɾäː/
  • Rhymes: -aː
  • Hyphenation: چھو‧را

Noun

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چھورا (chorām (feminine چھوری)

  1. orphan
    Synonym: یَتِیم (yatīm)

Declension

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Declension of چھورا
singular plural
direct چھورا (chorā) چھورے (chore)
oblique چھورے (chore) چھوریاں (choreyā̃)
vocative چھورا (chorā) چھوریو (choreyo)

References

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  • چھورا”, in Dictionary of the Jatki Or Western Panjábi Language, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2019 (originally published in 1900), →ISBN, page 138