चरु

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćarúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čarúš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷerús (“pot, cauldron”). Cognate with Old Irish coire (“kettle, cauldron”), Old English hwer, Middle Welsh peir, Russian ча́ра (čára), Old Norse hverr.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾú/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɐ.ɾu/

Noun

चरु • (carú) stem, m

pot
saucepan

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of चरु (carú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चरुः carúḥ	चरू carū́	चरवः carávaḥ
Vocative	चरो cáro	चरू cárū	चरवः cáravaḥ
Accusative	चरुम् carúm	चरू carū́	चरून् carū́n
Instrumental	चरुणा / चर्वा¹ carúṇā / carvā́¹	चरुभ्याम् carúbhyām	चरुभिः carúbhiḥ
Dative	चरवे / चर्वे¹ caráve / carvè¹	चरुभ्याम् carúbhyām	चरुभ्यः carúbhyaḥ
Ablative	चरोः / चर्वः¹ caróḥ / carvàḥ¹	चरुभ्याम् carúbhyām	चरुभ्यः carúbhyaḥ
Genitive	चरोः / चर्वः¹ caróḥ / carvàḥ¹	चर्वोः carvóḥ	चरूणाम् carūṇā́m
Locative	चरौ caraú	चर्वोः carvóḥ	चरुषु carúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀘𑀭𑀼 (caru)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: carū, caruā, caruī
      - Hindi: चरू, चरुआ, चरुई
      - Urdu: چَرُو (carū), چَرُءَا, چَرُءِی (caru'ī)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: চৰু (soru), চৰিয়া (soria)
    - Bihari: चरुआ (caruā), चरुई (caruī)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Lahnda: چروی (carvī)
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: carū
        Arabic script: چَرُو
        
        Devanagari script: चरू
        
        Kachchi: ચરૂઓ (carūo)
- Southern:
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: चर्वी (ċarvī)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: ચરુ (caru), ચર્વી (carvī), ચરુડી (caruḍī)
→ Malayalam: ചരുവം (caruvaṁ)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 254

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