ओसारा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उसारा (usārā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀑𑀲𑀸𑀭 (osāra), from Sanskrit *अवशार (avaśāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oː.sɑː.ɾɑː/, [oː.säː.ɾäː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: ओ‧सा‧रा

Noun

ओसारा • (osārā) f (Urdu spelling اوسارا)

1. verandah

   Synonym: बरामदा (barāmdā)

Declension

Declension of ओसारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओसारा osārā	ओसारे osāre
oblique	ओसारे osāre	ओसारों osārõ
vocative	ओसारे osāre	ओसारो osāro

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਉਸਾਰਾ (usārā)

  Shahmukhi script: اُسارا (usārā)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओसारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “اوسارا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ओसारा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*avaśara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 37