पछाड़

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal from पछाड़ना (pachāṛnā, “to defeat”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.t͡ʃʰɑːɽ/, [pɐ.t͡ʃʰäːɽ]

Noun

पछाड़ • (pachāṛ) f

1. defeat, loss

   Synonyms: हार (hār), पराजय (parājay)

   पछाड़ खाना ― pachāṛ khānā ― to be defeated

2. (wrestling) throwing on the back

Declension

Declension of पछाड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पछाड़ pachāṛ	पछाड़ें pachāṛẽ
oblique	पछाड़ pachāṛ	पछाड़ों pachāṛõ
vocative	पछाड़ pachāṛ	पछाड़ो pachāṛo

Verb

पछाड़ • (pachāṛ)

1. inflection of पछाड़ना (pachāṛnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पछाड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पछाड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha