चिउरा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- चिउड़ा (ciuṛā)
Etymology
From चिर्भट (cirbhaṭa, “flattened grain”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.ʊ.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ.ʊ.ɾäː]
Noun
चिउरा • (ciurā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चिउरा ciurā |
चिउरे ciure |
| oblique | चिउरे ciure |
चिउरों ciurõ |
| vocative | चिउरे ciure |
चिउरो ciuro |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिउरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 314
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चिउरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 207
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चिउरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1522
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡siu̯ɾä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: चिउरा
Noun
चिउरा • (ciurā)
- A kind of beaten rice commonly eaten in Nepal; chiura
References
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चिउरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar