चुक़ंदर

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چقندر (čuqundur, čuqandar), چغندر (čuğundar).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊ.qən.d̪əɾ/, [t͡ʃʊ.qɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ], /t͡ʃʊ.kən.d̪əɾ/, [t͡ʃʊ.kɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ]

Noun

चुक़ंदर • (cuqandar) m (Urdu spelling چقندر)

  1. beet, Beta vulgaris
    चुक़ंदर को कम तापमान पे दस मिनट उबालें।
    cuqandar ko kam tāpmān pe das minaṭ ubālẽ.
    Boil beets for ten minutes at low heat.
    ताज़े चुक़ंदर ― tāze cuqandar ― fresh beets
  2. beetroot (the root of this plant)

Declension
Declension of चुक़ंदर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदर
cuqandar
oblique चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदरों
cuqandarõ
vocative चुक़ंदर
cuqandar		 चुक़ंदरो
cuqandaro

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चुक़ंदर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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