करछुल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कलछुल (kalchul)

Etymology

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Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu)

Hindi करछुल (karchul)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit कटच्छु (kaṭacchu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

करछुल • (karchul) f

1. ladle

   Synonyms: करछी (karchī), करछा (karchā), डोई (ḍoī)

Declension

Declension of करछुल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करछुल karchul	करछुलें karchulẽ
oblique	करछुल karchul	करछुलों karchulõ
vocative	करछुल karchul	करछुलो karchulo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करछुल”, 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, page 131