छल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀮 (chala), from Sanskrit छल (chala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəl/, [t͡ʃʰɐl]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

छल • (chal) m (Urdu spelling چهل)

  1. fraud, deceit; excuse
    Synonyms: धोखा (dhokhā), कपट (kapaṭ)
  2. ruse, ploy, plot

Declension

Declension of छल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छल
chal 		छल
chal
oblique छल
chal 		छलों
chalõ
vocative छल
chal 		छलो
chalo

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “छल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • chala (Latin script)
  • 𑀙𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • ছল (Bengali script)
  • ඡල (Sinhalese script)
  • ဆလ or ꧡလ (Burmese script)
  • ฉล or ฉะละ (Thai script)
  • ᨨᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຉລ or ຉະລະ (Lao script)
  • ឆល (Khmer script)
  • 𑄍𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

छल n

  1. Devanagari script form of chala

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ছল (Assamese script)
  • ᬙᬮ (Balinese script)
  • ছল (Bengali script)
  • 𑰔𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀙𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • ဆလ (Burmese script)
  • છલ (Gujarati script)
  • ਛਲ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌛𑌲 (Grantha script)
  • ꦖꦭ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂓𑂪 (Kaithi script)
  • ಛಲ (Kannada script)
  • ឆល (Khmer script)
  • ຉລ (Lao script)
  • ഛല (Malayalam script)
  • ᡮᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘔𑘩 (Modi script)
  • ᠼᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦴𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐕𑐮 (Newa script)
  • ଛଲ (Odia script)
  • ꢘꢭ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆗𑆬 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖔𑖩 (Siddham script)
  • ඡල (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩢𑩽 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚐𑚥 (Takri script)
  • ச²ல (Tamil script)
  • ఛల (Telugu script)
  • ฉล (Thai script)
  • ཚ་ལ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒕𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨤𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root छल् (chal).

Pronunciation

Noun

छल • (chala) stem, n

  1. fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy
  2. deceitful disputation, perverting the sense of words
  3. wickedness

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of छल
singular dual plural
nominative छलम् (chalam) छले (chale) छलानि (chalāni)
छला¹ (chalā¹)
accusative छलम् (chalam) छले (chale) छलानि (chalāni)
छला¹ (chalā¹)
instrumental छलेन (chalena) छलाभ्याम् (chalābhyām) छलैः (chalaiḥ)
छलेभिः¹ (chalebhiḥ¹)
dative छलाय (chalāya) छलाभ्याम् (chalābhyām) छलेभ्यः (chalebhyaḥ)
ablative छलात् (chalāt) छलाभ्याम् (chalābhyām) छलेभ्यः (chalebhyaḥ)
genitive छलस्य (chalasya) छलयोः (chalayoḥ) छलानाम् (chalānām)
locative छले (chale) छलयोः (chalayoḥ) छलेषु (chaleṣu)
vocative छल (chala) छले (chale) छलानि (chalāni)
छला¹ (chalā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀮 (chala)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘔𑘯 (chaḷa)
  • → Kannada: ಛಲ (chala)
  • → Malay: celaka
    • > Indonesian: celaka (inherited)

References

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