𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• accharā (Latin script)
• अच्छरा (Devanagari script)
• অচ্ছরা (Bengali script)
• අච‍්ඡරා (Sinhalese script)
• အစ္ဆရာ or ဢၸ္ꧡရႃ or ဢၸ်ꧡရႃ (Burmese script)
• อจฺฉรา or อัจฉะรา (Thai script)
• ᩋᨧ᩠ᨨᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຈ຺ຉຣາ or ອັຈຉະຣາ (Lao script)
• អច្ឆរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 f

1. Brahmi script form of accharā (“celestial nymph”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (accharāyo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀁 (accharaṃ)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (accharāyo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬 (accharāya)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (accharāhi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀪𑀺 (accharābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬 (accharāya)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (accharānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬 (accharāya)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (accharāhi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀪𑀺 (accharābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬 (accharāya)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (accharānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬 (accharāya) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀁 (accharāyaṃ)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (accharāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑁂 (acchare)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (accharāyo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀲𑀸 (accharasā), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀆 (accharaā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अप्सराः (apsarā́ḥ), nominative singular of अप्सरस् (apsaras).

Noun

𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā) f (Devanagari अच्छरा)

1. (Hinduism) apsara (a class of celestial nymphs, described as spirits of the waters and the clouds, who are dancers in Indra's court)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀑 (accharāo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀉 (accharāu) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)
Accusative	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀁 (accharaṃ)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀑 (accharāo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀉 (accharāu) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀏 (accharāe) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀇 (accharāi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀅 (accharāa)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (accharāhi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (accharāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀑 (accharāo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀉 (accharāu)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (accharāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀏 (accharāe) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀇 (accharāi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀅 (accharāa)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀡 (accharāṇa) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (accharāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀏 (accharāe) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀇 (accharāi) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀅 (accharāa)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (accharāsu) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (accharāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑁂 (acchare) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)	𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀑 (accharāo) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸𑀉 (accharāu) or 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭𑀸 (accharā)

Descendants

• Central:
  • Awadhi: आछरि (āchri, “nymph”)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: आंचरी (ā̃carī, “a kind of fairy”)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਅਛਰਾਂ (acharā̃), ਅਛਰੀ (acharī)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: आसरे m (āsre, “water demons”, pl.)
  • Sinhalese: අසර (asara, “goddess”)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अच्छरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].