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ਚਚੇਰਾ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ਚਚੇਰ (cacer) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Has the same suffix -ਏਰਾ (-ērā) as in ਮੇਰਾ (merā). Cognate with Hindi चचेरा (cacerā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.ˈt͡ʃeː.ɾaː/

Noun

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ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerām (feminine ਚਚੇਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)

  1. cousin (paternal uncle's son)

Declension

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Declension of ਚਚੇਰਾ
dir. sg. ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā)
dir. pl. ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)
singular plural
direct ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā) ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)
oblique ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃)
vocative ਚਚੇਰਿਆ (caceriā) ਚਚੇਰਿਓ (cacerio)
ablative ਚਚੇਰਿਓਂ (caceriõ)
locative ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)
instrumental ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere)

Adjective

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ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā) (Shahmukhi spelling چچیرا or چاچیرا)

  1. (of a cousin brother/sister) related through one's paternal uncle
    ਚਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾcacerā bharāpaternal uncle's son (literally, “cousin brother”)
    ਚਚੇਰੀ ਭੈਣcacerī bhaiṇpaternal uncle's daughter (literally, “cousin sister”)

Declension

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Declension of ਚਚੇਰਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਚਚੇਰਾ (cacerā) ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī) ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃)
oblique ਚਚੇਰੇ (cacere) ਚਚੇਰਿਆਂ (caceriā̃) ਚਚੇਰੀ (cacerī) ਚਚੇਰੀਆਂ (cacerīā̃)