करछी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कड़छी (kaṛchī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit कटच्छु (kaṭacchu, “ladle”), cognate with Punjabi ਕੜਛੀ (kaṛchī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ.t͡ʃʰiː/, [kɐɾ.t͡ʃʰiː]

Noun

करछी • (karchī) f (Urdu spelling کرچھی)

1. ladle

Declension

Declension of करछी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करछी karchī	करछियाँ karchiyā̃
oblique	करछी karchī	करछियों karchiyõ
vocative	करछी karchī	करछियो karchiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kaṭacchu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press