तिरछा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tiriccha), from Sanskrit तिरश्च (tiraścá, “*slanting, crosswise”), from तिरश्चा (tiraścā, “crosswise, through”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥HaćčáH, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-m̥-s-kʷé-h₁ or *tr̥h₂-es-kʷé-h₁, from *tr̥h₂-és ~ *tr̥h₂-m̥.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰäː]

Adjective

तिरछा • (tirchā) (Urdu spelling ترچھا)

1. crooked, slanted, skewed

   Synonym: टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā)

2. sidelong, oblique

   तिरछी नज़र ― tirchī nazar ― leering, ogling

Declension

Declension of तिरछा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तिरछा tirchā	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
oblique	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī
vocative	तिरछे tirche	तिरछे tirche	तिरछी tirchī	तिरछी tirchī

References

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