चिखुर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चिक्रोड (cikroḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪ.kʰʊɾ/

Noun

चिखुर • (cikhur) m

1. squirrel

   Synonym: गिलहरी (gilahrī)

Declension

Declension of चिखुर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चिखुर cikhur	चिखुर cikhur
oblique	चिखुर cikhur	चिखुरों cikhurõ
vocative	चिखुर cikhur	चिखुरो cikhuro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चिखुर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिखुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press