छळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘔𑘯 (chaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀮 (chala), from Sanskrit छल (chala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰəɭ̆/
  • Hyphenation: छळ
  • Rhymes: -əɭ̆

Noun

छळ • (chaḷm (countable, uncountable)

  1. torment, harassment, ill-treatment
    Synonym: जाच (jāc)
    • 2025 June 8, “रिसोड येथे हुंड्यासाठी महिलेचा छळ, गुन्हा दाखल [risoḍ yethe huṇḍyāsāṭhī mahilecā chaḷ, gunhā dākhal, Harassment of woman for dowry in Risod, case registered]”, in Sakal[1]:
  2. (figuratively) teasing, ribbing

Declension

Declension of छळ (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
छळ
chaḷ
direct
plural
छळ
chaḷ
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
छळ
chaḷ
छळ
chaḷ
oblique
सामान्यरूप
छळा
chaḷā
छळां-
chaḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
छळाला
chaḷālā
छळांना
chaḷānnā
ergative छळाने, छळानं
chaḷāne, chaḷāna
छळांनी
chaḷānnī
instrumental छळाशी
chaḷāśī
छळांशी
chaḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी
छळात
chaḷāt
छळांत
chaḷāt
vocative
संबोधन
छळा
chaḷā
छळांनो
chaḷānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of छळ (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
छळाचा
chaḷāċā
छळाचे
chaḷāċe
छळाची
chaḷācī
छळाच्या
chaḷācā
छळाचे, छळाचं
chaḷāċe, chaḷāċa
छळाची
chaḷācī
छळाच्या
chaḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
छळांचा
chaḷānċā
छळांचे
chaḷānċe
छळांची
chaḷāñcī
छळांच्या
chaḷāncā
छळांचे, छळांचं
chaḷānċe, chaḷānċa
छळांची
chaḷāñcī
छळांच्या
chaḷāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “छळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “छळ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan