chador

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادر, from Classical Persian چادر (čādar, čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).[1][2] Doublet of chatra and chatta.

Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادر (čâdor) or another language.

Noun

chador (plural chadors)

  1. A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
    Synonym: buibui
    Holonym: hijab
    Coordinate terms: aba, abaya, burka, chadri, niqab
    • 1625, [Samuel] Purchas, “The English Ambassadors arrivall at Surat”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes. […], 1st part, London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 530, line 42:
      The Commodities are infinite: […] Pintados, Chints and Chadors, Shashes and Girdles, Cannakens […]
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 262:
      The first few times Dolly stepped out into the city, cloaked by a chaddar that impaired her vision, she intuitively grabbed Sekond Lal's hand.

Descendants

  • → Italian: chador
  • → Portuguese: chador

Translations

References

  1. ^ Chador in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Chuddar”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 401, column 1.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادر, from Classical Persian چادر (čādar, čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادر (čâdor) or another language.

Noun

chador c (singular definite chadoren, plural indefinite chadorer)

  1. chador

References

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English chador, from Hindi चादर (cādar), from Classical Persian چادر (čādar, čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈdɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔr
  • Hyphenation: cha‧dòr

Noun

chador m (invariable)

  1. chador (loose robe worn by Muslim women)

References

  • chador in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Iranian Persian چَادُر (čâdor), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔʁ/ [ʃaˈdɔh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔʁ/ [ʃaˈdɔχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔɾ/ [ʃaˈðɔɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈdɔɾ/ [t͡ʃaˈðɔɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃaˈdɔ.ɾi/ [ʃaˈðɔ.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: cha‧dor

Noun

chador m (plural chadores)

  1. (Islam) chador (a loose robe worn by Muslim women in certain countries)

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چادر (čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈdoɾ/ [t͡ʃaˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧dor

Noun

chador m (plural chadores)

  1. chador (robe)

Further reading

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