Chair in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “chair” in Hindi is कुर्सी, pronounced kursi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
Latin cathedrader.
Old French chaierebor.
Middle English chayere
English chair
From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
Latin cathedrader.
Old French chaierebor.
Middle English chayere
English chair
From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.