छिछोरा
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit छुच्छअडओ (chucchaaḍao), itself from Sanskrit तुच्छकरकः (tucchakarakaḥ).
Adjective
[edit]छिछोरा • (chichorā) (Urdu spelling چهچهورا)
- petty, frivolous, shallow, flippant
- trivial, worthless, base, insignificant
- immature, juvenile, puerile, tawdry
Declension
[edit]Declension of छिछोरा (ā-stem)
References
[edit]- Platts, John T. (1884) “छिछोरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 460
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छिछोरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1636
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “छिछोरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 225
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छिछोरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 343