छुरिका

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From क्षुर (kṣura, a razor). See also छुरी (churī, knife, dagger).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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छुरिका (churikā) stemf

  1. a knife

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of छुरिका (churikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छुरिका
churikā
छुरिके
churike
छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Vocative छुरिके
churike
छुरिके
churike
छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Accusative छुरिकाम्
churikām
छुरिके
churike
छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Instrumental छुरिकया / छुरिका¹
churikayā / churikā¹
छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām
छुरिकाभिः
churikābhiḥ
Dative छुरिकायै
churikāyai
छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām
छुरिकाभ्यः
churikābhyaḥ
Ablative छुरिकायाः / छुरिकायै²
churikāyāḥ / churikāyai²
छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām
छुरिकाभ्यः
churikābhyaḥ
Genitive छुरिकायाः / छुरिकायै²
churikāyāḥ / churikāyai²
छुरिकयोः
churikayoḥ
छुरिकाणाम्
churikāṇām
Locative छुरिकायाम्
churikāyām
छुरिकयोः
churikayoḥ
छुरिकासु
churikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “छुरिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 407/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 203