शरद्

See also: शरद and शारद

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरद् (śarad), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉarHád-. Doublet of साल (sāl), a borrowing from Persian.

Noun

शरद् • (śarad) f (Urdu spelling شرد‎)

  1. autumn, fall (specifically, the two months succeeding the summer monsoons).
    आनेवाला शरद् ऋतु बहुत ठंडा होगा।
    ānevālā śarad ŕtu bahut ṭhaṇḍā hogā.
    The coming autumn season will be very cold.

Synonyms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शरद्”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “शरद्”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • शरदा (śaradā)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉarHád-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-.

The Sanskrit root is शॄ (śṝ, “to fade or wither away”).

Noun

शरद् • (śarad) f

  1. autumn, autumnal season comprising the two months आश्विन and कार्तिक.
  2. a year

Descendants

References

  • Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 12-15-2012), “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎
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