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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), from baby talk.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.t͡ʃɑː/,
Noun
चाचा • (cācā) m (feminine चाची, Urdu spelling چاچا)
- father's younger brother
- Synonyms: काका (kākā), (endearing) चचा (cacā), (endearing) चाचू (cācū)
Declension
Declension of चाचा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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चाचा cācā
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चाचा cācā
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oblique
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चाचा cācā
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चाचाओं cācāõ
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vocative
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चाचा cācā
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चाचाओ cācāo
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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 : 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