चुड़ैल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀟 (*cuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂડેલ (cūḍel). Related to चूत (cūt, “cunt”) and चुड़ (cuṛ, “vulva”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊ.ɽɛːl/

Noun

चुड़ैल • (cuṛail) f (Urdu spelling چڑیل)

  1. witch
  2. succubus
  3. (derogatory) hag, harpy

Declension
Declension of चुड़ैल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चुड़ैल
cuṛail		 चुड़ैलें
cuṛailẽ
oblique चुड़ैल
cuṛail		 चुड़ैलों
cuṛailõ
vocative चुड़ैल
cuṛail		 चुड़ैलो
cuṛailo

Descendants
  • Mauritian Creole: churel

See also
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