बेलचा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیلچه (bēlča), diminutive of بیل (bēl), from Middle Persian [script needed] (byl /⁠bēl⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beːl.t͡ʃɑː/, [beːl.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

बेलचा • (belcā) m (Urdu spelling بیلچہ)

1. shovel

   Synonym: (formal) खनित्र (khanitra)

Declension

Declension of बेलचा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेलचा belcā	बेलचे belce
oblique	बेलचे belce	बेलचों belcõ
vocative	बेलचे belce	बेलचो belco

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बेलचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press