खरोंच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *skar-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɾõːt͡ʃ/, [kʰɐ.ɾõːt͡ʃ]

Noun

खरोंच • (kharõc) f

1. scratching, itching; irritation

   Synonyms: खुजली (khujlī), ख़राश (xarāś)

2. scratch, cut

Declension

Declension of खरोंच (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खरोंच kharõc	खरोंचें kharõcẽ
oblique	खरोंच kharõc	खरोंचों kharõcõ
vocative	खरोंच kharõc	खरोंचो kharõco

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खरोंच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 230
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “skar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press