ڇنڇر
Sindhi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 (saṇicchara), from Sanskrit *शनैश्चर (*śanaiścara, “slow-moving; Saturn”). Cognate with Punjabi ਛਨਿੱਛਰ / چَھنِچَّھر, Urdu سَنِیچَر (sanīcar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəɲ.t͡ʃʰə.rʊ/, [t͡ʃʰəɲ.t͡ʃʰər]
Proper noun
ڇَن٘ڇَرُ • (chañcharu) m (Devanagari छंछरु)
- Saturn, a planet in the Solar System
- Synonyms: شَنسچَرُ (śãscaru), زُحْلُ (zuḥlu)
Noun
ڇَن٘ڇَرُ • (chañcharu) m (Devanagari छंछरु)
- Saturday
- Synonym: شَنسچَرُ (śãscaru)
See also
- days of the week (sd-Arab): هفتا جا ڏينهن (hftā jā ḏẽh̃) (appendix): آچَرُ (ācaru)/اَرْتَوارُ (artauāru) · سُومَرُ (sūmaru) · اَڱارو (aṅāro)/مَنْگَلُ (maṅgalu) · اَرْبَع (arbaʻ)/ٻُڌَرُ (ḇudharu) · خَمِيسَ (xamīsa)/وِسْپَتِ (vispati) · جُمْعو (jumʻo)/شُڪْرُ (śukru) · ڇَنْڇَرُ (chañcharu) [edit]
Further reading
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “ڇَنْڇَرُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 221
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śanaiścara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 712