ਚੋਲ਼ਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਚੋਲਾ (colā) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चोल (cola). Cognate with Assamese চোলা (süla).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoː.ɭäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
ਚੋਲ਼ਾ • (coḷā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چوࣇا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਚੋਲ਼ਾ (coḷā) | ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe) |
| oblique | ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe) | ਚੋਲ਼ਿਆਂ (coḷiā̃) |
| vocative | ਚੋਲ਼ਿਆ (coḷiā) | ਚੋਲ਼ਿਓ (coḷio) |
| ablative | ਚੋਲ਼ਿਓਂ (coḷiõ) | — |
| locative | ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe) | — |
| instrumental | ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe) | — |
Derived terms
- ਸਿੱਖ ਚੋਲ਼ਾ m (sikkha coḷā, “Sikh chola”)
References
- “ਚੋਲ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press