चर्चा

See also: चर्च

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard 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)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	चर्चा carcā	चर्चा carcā
oblique सामान्यरूप	चर्चे carce	चर्चां- carcāṁ
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	चर्चेला carcelā	चर्चांना carcāṁnā
ergative	चर्चेने, चर्चेनं carcene, carcena	चर्चांनी carcāṁnī
instrumental	चर्चेशी carceśī	चर्चांशी carcāṁśī
locative सप्तमी	चर्चेत carcet	चर्चांत carcāṁta
vocative संबोधन	चर्चे carce	चर्चांनो carcāṁno

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 carcecā	चर्चेचे carcece	चर्चेची carcecī	चर्चेच्या carcecyā	चर्चेचे, चर्चेचं carcece, carceca	चर्चेची carcecī	चर्चेच्या carcecyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	चर्चांचा carcāṁcā	चर्चांचे carcāṁce	चर्चांची carcāṁcī	चर्चांच्या carcāṁcyā	चर्चांचे, चर्चांचं carcāṁce, carcāṁca	चर्चांची carcāṁcī	चर्चांच्या carcāṁcyā

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• চৰ্চা (Assamese script)
• ᬘᬃᬘᬵ (Balinese script)
• চর্চা (Bengali script)
• 𑰓𑰨𑰿𑰓𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘𑀭𑁆𑀘𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• စရ်္စာ (Burmese script)
• ચર્ચા (Gujarati script)
• ਚਰ੍ਚਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦕꦂꦕꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒𑂩𑂹𑂒𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಚರ್ಚಾ (Kannada script)
• ចច៌ា (Khmer script)
• ຈຣ຺ຈາ (Lao script)
• ചര്ചാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᠠᡵᢜᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓𑘨𑘿𑘓𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠠᠷᢋᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳𑧈𑧠𑦳𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔𑐬𑑂𑐔𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଚର୍ଚା (Odia script)
• ꢗꢬ꣄ꢗꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖𑆫𑇀𑆖𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓𑖨𑖿𑖓𑖯 (Siddham script)
• චර්‍චා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡𑩼 𑪙𑩡𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏𑚤𑚶𑚏𑚭 (Takri script)
• சர்சா (Tamil script)
• చర్చా (Telugu script)
• จรฺจา (Thai script)
• ཙ་རྩཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔𑒩𑓂𑒔𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣𑨫𑩇𑨣𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

By surface analysis, from the root चर्च् (carc, “to repeat”) +‎ -आ (-ā, action noun suffix); see the root for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐɾ.t͡ɕɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐɾ.t͡ɕɑː/

Noun

चर्चा • (carcā) stem, f (root चर्च्)

1. repetition of a word (in reciting the Vedas, etc.)
2. talking about
3. discussion

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of चर्चा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चर्चा (carcā)	चर्चे (carce)	चर्चाः (carcāḥ)
accusative	चर्चाम् (carcām)	चर्चे (carce)	चर्चाः (carcāḥ)
instrumental	चर्चया (carcayā) चर्चा¹ (carcā¹)	चर्चाभ्याम् (carcābhyām)	चर्चाभिः (carcābhiḥ)
dative	चर्चायै (carcāyai)	चर्चाभ्याम् (carcābhyām)	चर्चाभ्यः (carcābhyaḥ)
ablative	चर्चायाः (carcāyāḥ) चर्चायै² (carcāyai²)	चर्चाभ्याम् (carcābhyām)	चर्चाभ्यः (carcābhyaḥ)
genitive	चर्चायाः (carcāyāḥ) चर्चायै² (carcāyai²)	चर्चयोः (carcayoḥ)	चर्चानाम् (carcānām)
locative	चर्चायाम् (carcāyām)	चर्चयोः (carcayoḥ)	चर्चासु (carcāsu)
vocative	चर्चे (carce)	चर्चे (carce)	चर्चाः (carcāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: चर्चा (carcā) (learned)
• → Marathi: चर्चा (carcā) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಚರ್ಚೆ (carce) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ചർച്ച (caṟcca) (learned)
• → Tamil: சர்ச்சை (carccai) (learned)
• → Khmer: ចរចា (cɑcaa) (learned)
• → Thai: เจรจา (jee-rá-jaa)
• → Malay: cerca
  • → Indonesian: cerca

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “चर्चा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 390, column 2.