चारा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃäː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀭 (cāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चार (cāra).

Noun

चारा • (cārā) m (Urdu spelling چارا)

  1. fodder, feed
    • 1936, Premchand, Godaan :
      नहीं, जवानी कसम, अपनी पछाई गाय दे रहे थे। हाथ तंग है, भूसा-चारा नहीं रख सके।
      nahī̃, javānī kasam, apnī pachāī gāy de rahe the. hāth taṅg hai, bhūsā-cārā nahī̃ rakh sake.
Declension
Declension of चारा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चारा
cārā		 चारे
cāre
oblique चारे
cāre		 चारों
cārõ
vocative चारे
cāre		 चारो
cāro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian چاره (cāra).

Noun

चारा • (cārā) m (Urdu spelling چارہ)

  1. remedy, means, solution
Declension
Declension of चारा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चारा
cārā		 चारे
cāre
oblique चारे
cāre		 चारों
cārõ
vocative चारे
cāre		 चारो
cāro

References
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