برچھا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *व्रश्चक (*vraścaka, “one who cuts”), from व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”, root) +‎ -अक (-aka, “-er”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

Noun

بَرْچھا • (barchā) m (feminine بَرْچھی‎, Hindi spelling बरछा)

a spear, lance
Synonym: بھالا‎ (bhālā)

Declension

Declension of برچھا
	singular	plural
direct	بَرْچھا‎ (barchā)	بَرْچھے‎ (barche)
oblique	بَرْچھے‎ (barche)	بَرْچھوں‎ (barchõ)
vocative	بَرْچھے‎ (barche)	بَرْچھو‎ (barcho)

Derived terms

بَرْچَھیت‎ (barchait, “lancer, spearman”)

Further reading

Platts, John T. (1884), “बरछा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
“برچھا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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