हिजड़ा

See also: हीजड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), whence हीज (hīj, “defective; cowardly”).

Some have suggested a formation from Arabic ه ج ر (h j r) but this derivation is implausible due to the widespread cognates of this term.

Cognate with Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā) / ہجڑا (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), Marathi हिजडा (hij̈ḍā), Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa), Odia ହିଜଡ଼ (hijaṛa), Sinhalese හීජිරො (hījiro).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/, [ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽäː]

Noun

हिजड़ा • (hijṛā) m (Urdu spelling ہجڑا)

  1. hijra; a eunuch
    Synonym: (derogatory) छक्का (chakkā)
  2. impotent male

Declension

Declension of हिजड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हिजड़ा
hijṛā 		हिजड़े
hijṛe
oblique हिजड़े
hijṛe 		हिजड़ों
hijṛõ
vocative हिजड़े
hijṛe 		हिजड़ो
hijṛo

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hijja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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