Lawcourt in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “lawcourt” in Hindi is कचहरी, pronounced kachahari — 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.
a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-
Sanskrit कृ (kṛ)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Sanskrit -य (-ya)
Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛtya)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘 (kaca)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás
Sanskrit गृह (gṛha)
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀖𑀭 (ghara)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)
Hindi कचहरी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā, “courthouse”); compare Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛ́tya, “action”) + गृह (gṛha, “house”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese কাচাৰী (kasari), Bengali কাছারী (kachari), Odia କଚିରି (kaciri), Punjabi ਕਚਹਿਰੀ (kachirī), and Sindhi ڪَچَهَريِ (kachaharī).
Quick facts about “lawcourt”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-
Sanskrit कृ (kṛ)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Sanskrit -य (-ya)
Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛtya)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘 (kaca)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás
Sanskrit गृह (gṛha)
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀖𑀭 (ghara)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)
Hindi कचहरी
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā, “courthouse”); compare Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛ́tya, “action”) + गृह (gṛha, “house”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese কাচাৰী (kasari), Bengali কাছারী (kachari), Odia କଚିରି (kaciri), Punjabi ਕਚਹਿਰੀ (kachirī), and Sindhi ڪَچَهَريِ (kachaharī).
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