ढाँचा

Hindi

Alternative forms

ढांचा (ḍhāñcā)

Etymology

Of uncertain further origin perhaps shared with ढंग (ḍhaṅg, “mode, style”), ढब (ḍhab, “style, manner”),^[1]^[2] डौल (ḍaul, “style, manner, shape, build”), ढर्रा (ḍharrā, “style, manner, habit”), ढाल (ḍhāl, “cast, mould, form, way, manner, habit”), and ठाठ (ṭhāṭh, “style, framework, fashion”). Cognate with Nepali ढाँचा (ḍhā̃cā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱɑ̃ː.t͡ʃɑː/, [ɖʱä̃ː.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

ढाँचा • (ḍhā̃cā) m (Urdu spelling ڈھانچہ)^[3]

frame, structure
संगठनात्मक ढाँचा ― saṅgaṭhnātmak ḍhā̃cā ― organizational structure
skeleton

Declension

Declension of *ढाँचा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ढाँचा ḍhā̃cā	ढाँचे ḍhā̃ce
oblique	ढाँचे ḍhā̃ce	ढाँचों ḍhā̃cõ
vocative	ढाँचे ḍhā̃ce	ढाँचो ḍhā̃co

References

^ Platts, John T. (1884), “ढंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
^ Platts, John T. (1884), “ढब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ढाँचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɖʱä̤̃t͡sä]
Phonetic Devanagari: ढाँचा

Noun

ढाँचा • (ḍhā̃cā)

frame, structure
skeleton

[1] Platts, John T. (1884), “ढंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

[2] Platts, John T. (1884), “ढब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

[3] McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ढाँचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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