برچھا

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. 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

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “बरछा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • برچھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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