छिछोरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit छुच्छअडओ (chucchaaḍao), itself from Sanskrit तुच्छकरकः (tucchakarakaḥ).

Adjective

छिछोरा • (chichorā) (Urdu spelling چهچهورا)

1. petty, frivolous, shallow, flippant
2. trivial, worthless, base, insignificant
3. immature, juvenile, puerile, tawdry

Declension

Declension of छिछोरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	छिछोरा chichorā	छिछोरे chichore	छिछोरी chichorī	छिछोरी chichorī
oblique	छिछोरे chichore	छिछोरे chichore	छिछोरी chichorī	छिछोरी chichorī
vocative	छिछोरे chichore	छिछोरे chichore	छिछोरी chichorī	छिछोरी chichorī

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “छिछोरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 460
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छिछोरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1636
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “छिछोरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 225
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छिछोरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 343