चरु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চৰু (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
- চরু (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- စရု (Burmese script)
- ચરુ (Gujarati script)
- ਚਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦫꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂩𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಚರು (Kannada script)
- ចរុ (Khmer script)
- ຈຣຸ (Lao script)
- ചരു (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠠᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠠᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଚରୁ (Odia script)
- ꢗꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖨𑖲 (Siddham script)
- චරු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩼𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
- சரு (Tamil script)
- చరు (Telugu script)
- จรุ (Thai script)
- ཙ་རུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨫𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćarúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čarúš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷerús (“pot, cauldron”). Cognate with Old English hwer, Old Norse hverr, Old Irish coire (“kettle, cauldron”), Middle Welsh peir, Russian ча́ра (čára).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾú/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ.ɾu/
Noun
च॒रु • (carú) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | च॒रुः (carúḥ) | च॒रू (carū́) | च॒रवः॑ (carávaḥ) |
| accusative | च॒रुम् (carúm) | च॒रू (carū́) | च॒रून् (carū́n) |
| instrumental | च॒रुणा॑ (carúṇā) च॒र्वा¹ (carvā́¹) |
च॒रुभ्या॑म् (carúbhyām) | च॒रुभिः॑ (carúbhiḥ) |
| dative | च॒रवे॑ (caráve) च॒र्वे¹ (carvé¹) |
च॒रुभ्या॑म् (carúbhyām) | च॒रुभ्यः॑ (carúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | च॒रोः (caróḥ) च॒र्वः¹ (carváḥ¹) |
च॒रुभ्या॑म् (carúbhyām) | च॒रुभ्यः॑ (carúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | च॒रोः (caróḥ) च॒र्वः¹ (carváḥ¹) |
च॒र्वोः (carvóḥ) | च॒रू॒णाम् (carūṇā́m) |
| locative | च॒रौ (caráu) | च॒र्वोः (carvóḥ) | च॒रुषु॑ (carúṣu) |
| vocative | चरो॑ (cáro) | चरू॑ (cárū) | चर॑वः (cáravaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀘𑀭𑀼 (caru)
- Central:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Hindustani: carū, caruā, caruī
- Hindi: चरू, चरुआ, चरुई
- Urdu: چَرُو (carū), چَرُءَا, چَرُءِی (caru'ī)
- Hindustani: carū, caruā, caruī
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Eastern:
- Northwestern:
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
- Lahnda: چروی (carvī)
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
- Sindhi: carū
- Arabic script: چَرُو (carū)
- Devanagari script: चरू
- Kachchi: ચરૂઓ (carūo)
- Sindhi: carū
- Takka Apabhramsa:
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Southern:
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: चर्वी (ċarvī)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Western:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: ચરુ (caru), ચર્વી (carvī), ચરુડી (caruḍī)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Central:
- → 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