चर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɾ/, [t͡ʃɐɾ]

Verb

चर • (car)

1. inflection of चरना (carnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• cara (Latin script)
• 𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• চর (Bengali script)
• චර (Sinhalese script)
• စရ or ၸရ (Burmese script)
• จร or จะระ (Thai script)
• ᨧᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຣ or ຈະຣະ (Lao script)
• ចរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

चर m

1. Devanagari script form of cara (“frequenting”)
2. Devanagari script form of cara (“walker”)

Declension

Declension table of "चर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	चरो (caro)	चरा (carā)
Accusative (second)	चरं (caraṃ)	चरे (care)
Instrumental (third)	चरेन (carena)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Dative (fourth)	चरस्स (carassa) or चराय (carāya) or चरत्थं (caratthaṃ)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	चरस्मा (carasmā) or चरम्हा (caramhā) or चरा (carā)	चरेहि (carehi) or चरेभि (carebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	चरस्स (carassa)	चरानं (carānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	चरस्मिं (carasmiṃ) or चरम्हि (caramhi) or चरे (care)	चरेसु (caresu)
Vocative (calling)	चर (cara)	चरा (carā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• চৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬘᬭ (Balinese script)
• চর (Bengali script)
• 𑰓𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• စရ (Burmese script)
• ચર (Gujarati script)
• ਚਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦕꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಚರ (Kannada script)
• ចរ (Khmer script)
• ຈຣ (Lao script)
• ചര (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଚର (Odia script)
• ꢗꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓𑖨 (Siddham script)
• චර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏𑚤 (Takri script)
• சர (Tamil script)
• చర (Telugu script)
• จร (Thai script)
• ཙ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root चर् (car, “to move”) +‎ -अ (-a, action suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

चर • (cara) stem, n

1. walker, mover
2. frequenting

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of चर (cara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरम् caram	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Vocative	चर cara	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Accusative	चरम् caram	चरे care	चराणि / चरा¹ carāṇi / carā¹
Instrumental	चरेण careṇa	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरैः / चरेभिः¹ caraiḥ / carebhiḥ¹
Dative	चराय carāya	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Ablative	चरात् carāt	चराभ्याम् carābhyām	चरेभ्यः carebhyaḥ
Genitive	चरस्य carasya	चरयोः carayoḥ	चराणाम् carāṇām
Locative	चरे care	चरयोः carayoḥ	चरेषु careṣu
Notes	¹Vedic