चाचा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), from baby talk.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.t͡ʃɑː/, [t͡ʃäː.t͡ʃäː]
Noun
चाचा • (cācā) m (feminine चाची, Urdu spelling چاچا)
- father's younger brother
- Synonyms: काका (kākā), (endearing) चचा (cacā), (endearing) चाचू (cācū)
Declension
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चाचा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चाचा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “चाचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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