बेलचा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bēlča), diminutive of (bēl), from Middle Persian [script needed] (byl /⁠bēl⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

बेलचा • (belcā) m (Urdu spelling بیلچہ)

shovel
Synonym: (formal) खनित्र (khanitra)

Declension

Declension of *बेलचा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बेलचा belcā	बेलचे belce
oblique	बेलचे belce	बेलचों belcõ
vocative	बेलचे belce	बेलचो belco

References

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