कचेरी

See also: कचरा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کَچَہْرِی / कचहरी (kacahrī).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.t͡ɕe.ɾi/, [kə.t͡ɕe.ɾiː]

Noun

कचेरी (kacerī) f

  1. office
    Synonyms: ऑफिस (ŏphis), कार्यालय (kāryālay)

Descendants

  • Kannada: ಕಛೇರಿ (kachēri)
  • Malayalam: കച്ചേരി (kaccēri)
  • Tamil: கச்சேரி (kaccēri)
  • Telugu: కచేరీ (kacērī)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), kr̥tyagharikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 178

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कचेरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 19.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), कचेरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 125
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), कचेरी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 540.
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