छाहारि

Nepali

Alternative forms

• छारि (chāri)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā). Doublet of छाया (chāyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʰä̤ːri]
• Phonetic Devanagari: छाःरि

Noun

छाहारि • (chāhāri)

1. shade, shelter

Declension

Declension of छाहारि
	Singular	Plural
nominative	छाहारि [t͡sʰä̤ːɾi]	छाहारिहरू [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾu]
accusative	छाहारिलाई [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiläi]	छाहारिहरूलाई [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	छाहारिले [t͡sʰä̤ːɾile]	छाहारिहरूले [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾule]
dative	छाहारिलाई [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiläi]	छाहारिहरूलाई [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	छाहारिबाट [t͡sʰä̤ːɾibäʈʌ]	छाहारिहरूबाट [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	छाहारिको [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiko]	छाहारिहरूको [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾuko]
locative	छाहारिमा [t͡sʰä̤ːɾimä]	छाहारिहरूमा [t͡sʰä̤ːɾiɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “छाहारि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner