مچھر

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (macchara), from Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara). Compare Gujarati મચ્છર (macchar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mət͡ʃːʰəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

مَچَّھر • (macchar) m (Hindi spelling मच्छर)

1. mosquito

Declension

Declension of مچھر
	singular	plural
direct	مَچَّھر (macchar)	مَچَّھر (macchar)
oblique	مَچَّھر (macchar)	مَچَّھروں (maccharõ)
vocative	مَچَّھر (macchar)	مَچَّھرو (maccharo)

References

• “مچھر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مچھر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.