चुड़ैल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀟 (*cuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂડેલ (cūḍel). Related to चूत (cūt, “cunt”), चुड़ (cuṛ, “vulva”), चुड्डो (cuḍḍo, “harlot”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊ.ɽɛːl/

Noun

चुड़ैल • (cuṛail) f (Urdu spelling چڑیل)

  1. witch, demoness
    Synonym: डाइन (ḍāin)
  2. succubus
  3. (derogatory) hag, harpy

Declension

Declension of चुड़ैल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चुड़ैल
cuṛail 		चुड़ैलें
cuṛailẽ
oblique चुड़ैल
cuṛail 		चुड़ैलों
cuṛailõ
vocative चुड़ैल
cuṛail 		चुड़ैलो
cuṛailo

Descendants

  • Mauritian Creole: churel

See also

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