चिउड़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- चिउरा (ciurā)
Etymology
From चिर्भट (cirbhaṭa, “flattened grain”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.ʊ.ɽɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ.ʊ.ɽäː]
Noun
चिउड़ा • (ciuṛā) m
- flattened rice, beaten rice, poha
- A snack made from flattened rice, often mixed with spices, nuts, and other ingredients.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चिउड़ा ciuṛā |
चिउड़े ciuṛe |
| oblique | चिउड़े ciuṛe |
चिउड़ों ciuṛõ |
| vocative | चिउड़े ciuṛe |
चिउड़ो ciuṛo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिउड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 314
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चिउड़ा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 207
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चिउड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1522