शरद्

See also: शारद and शरदा

Hindi

Alternative forms

शरत् (śarat)

Etymology

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

Noun

शरद् • (śarad) f (Urdu spelling شرد‎)

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

पतझड़ (patjhaṛ)

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 (śarádā)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śarHáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- (“to warm up, be hot”) (compare Latin caleō (“to be warm”)). The Sanskrit root is शॄ (śṝ, “to fade or wither away”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.ɽɐ́d̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.ɽɐd̪/

Noun

शरद् • (śarád) f

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

Descendants

Pali: sarada
→ Hindi: शरद् (śarad), शरत् (śarat) (literary borrowing)
Telugu: శరత్తు (śarattu)

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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