Hindi

Alternative forms

• शरत् ‎(śarat)

Noun

शरद् • ‎(śarad) f ‎(Urdu spelling شرد)

1. autumn, fall (specifically, the two months succeeding the summer monsoons).

   आनेवाली शरद् ऋतु बहुत ठंडी होगी।

   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. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root verb शॄ ‎(śṙa, “to fade or wither away”).

Noun

शरद् • ‎(śarad) f

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

References

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