चर्चा

See also: चर्च

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चर्चा (carcā). Cognate with Marathi चर्चा (carcā), Indonesian cerca, Thai เจรจา (jee-rá-jaa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɾ.t͡ʃɑː/, [t͡ʃɐɾ.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

चर्चा • (carcā) f (Urdu spelling چرچا)

1. discussion, talk

   Synonym: संवाद (samvād)

Declension

Declension of चर्चा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चर्चा carcā	चर्चाएँ carcāẽ
oblique	चर्चा carcā	चर्चाओं carcāõ
vocative	चर्चा carcā	चर्चाओ carcāo

Related terms

• चर्चित (carcit)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चर्चा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चर्चा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चर्चा (carcā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕəɾ.t͡ɕa/

Noun

चर्चा • (carcā) f

1. discussion
2. rumour

Declension

Declension of चर्चा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	चर्चा carcā
direct plural	चर्चा carcā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	चर्चा carcā		चर्चा carcā
oblique सामान्यरूप	चर्चे carce		चर्चां- carcān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	चर्चेला carcelā		चर्चांना carcānnā
ergative	चर्चेने, चर्चेनं carcene, carcena		चर्चांनी carcānnī
instrumental	चर्चेशी carceśī		चर्चांशी carcānśī
locative सप्तमी	चर्चेत carcet		चर्चांत carcāt
vocative संबोधन	चर्चे carce		चर्चांनो carcānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of चर्चा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	चर्चेचा carceċā	चर्चेचे carceċe	चर्चेची carcecī	चर्चेच्या carcecā	चर्चेचे, चर्चेचं carceċe, carceċa	चर्चेची carcecī	चर्चेच्या carcecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	चर्चांचा carcānċā	चर्चांचे carcānċe	चर्चांची carcāñcī	चर्चांच्या carcāncā	चर्चांचे, चर्चांचं carcānċe, carcānċa	चर्चांची carcāñcī	चर्चांच्या carcāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• चर्चा करणे (carcā karṇe, “to discuss”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चर्चा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चर्चा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press