त्वचा

See also: त्वच् and त्वच

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्वच् (tvác), from Proto-Indo-European *twek-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋə.t͡ʃɑː/, [t̪wɐ.t͡ʃäː]

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Noun

त्वचा • (tvacā) f (Urdu spelling توچا)

1. (anatomy) skin

   Synonym: चमड़ी (camṛī)

Declension

Declension of त्वचा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	त्वचा tvacā	त्वचाएँ tvacāẽ
oblique	त्वचा tvacā	त्वचाओं tvacāõ
vocative	त्वचा tvacā	त्वचाओ tvacāo

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “त्वचा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “त्वचा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “त्वचा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्वचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “त्वचा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tʋɐ.t͡ɕɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʋɐ.t͡ɕɑː/

Noun

त्वचा • (tvacā)

1. instrumental singular of त्वच् (tvac)