ڇنڇر

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (saṇicchara​), from Sanskrit *शनैश्चर (śanaiścara, “slow-moving”). Cognate with Punjabi چَھنِچَّھر / ਛਨਿੱਛਰ (chanicchar) and Urdu سَنِیچَر (sanīcar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰənt͡ʃʰərʊ]

Noun

ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu) ?

  1. Saturday
    Synonym: شَنسچَرُ

See also
Days of the week in Sindhi · هفتا جا ڏينهن (layout · text)
آچَرُ (ācaru) سُومَرُ (sūmaru) اَڱارو (āṅāro) اَرْبَع (arbaʻ) خَميسَ (xamesa) جُمْعو (jumʻo) ڇَنْڇَرُ (čhančharu)

Proper noun

ڇَنْڇَرُ • (chancharu)

  1. (astronomy) Saturn
    Synonym: شَنسچَرُ

References
  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڇَنْڇَرُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śanaiścara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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