छोरा

See also: छोरो, छुरा, छुरी, and छोरी

Haryanvi

Noun

छोरा (chorā) m

1. boy

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑁄𑀕𑀭 (chogara), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀓-𑀭 (*choka-ra). Related to छोकरा (chokrā). Cognate with Nepali छोरो (choro), Bengali ছোঁড়া (chō̃ṛa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoː.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃʰoː.ɾäː]

Noun

छोरा • (chorā) m (feminine छोरी)

1. lad, chap, boy

   अरे छोरा, इधर आ। ― are chorā, idhar ā. ― Hey lad, come here.

Declension

Declension of छोरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छोरा chorā	छोरे chore
oblique	छोरे chore	छोरों chorõ
vocative	छोरे chore	छोरो choro

Marwari

Noun

छोरा (chorā) m

1. boy

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʰoɾä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: छोरा

Noun

छोरा • (chorā) m

1. son
2. man, male
3. larvae of bee

Further reading

• “छोरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “छोरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar