छुरिका

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From क्षुर (kṣura, “a razor”). See also छुरी (churī, “knife, dagger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

छुरिका • (churikā) stem, f

  1. a knife

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of छुरिका (churikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative छुरिका
churikā 		छुरिके
churike 		छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Vocative छुरिके
churike 		छुरिके
churike 		छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Accusative छुरिकाम्
churikām 		छुरिके
churike 		छुरिकाः
churikāḥ
Instrumental छुरिकया / छुरिका¹
churikayā / churikā¹ 		छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām 		छुरिकाभिः
churikābhiḥ
Dative छुरिकायै
churikāyai 		छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām 		छुरिकाभ्यः
churikābhyaḥ
Ablative छुरिकायाः / छुरिकायै²
churikāyāḥ / churikāyai² 		छुरिकाभ्याम्
churikābhyām 		छुरिकाभ्यः
churikābhyaḥ
Genitive छुरिकायाः / छुरिकायै²
churikāyāḥ / churikāyai² 		छुरिकयोः
churikayoḥ 		छुरिकाणाम्
churikāṇām
Locative छुरिकायाम्
churikāyām 		छुरिकयोः
churikayoḥ 		छुरिकासु
churikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “छुरिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 407/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 203
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