चुल्लू
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀅 (culua), from Sanskrit चुलुक (culuka). Doublet of चुलुक (culuk). Compare Gujarati ચળું (caḷũ), Marathi चूळ (cūḷ), Sindhi چُرُو / चुरू, Punjabi ਚੁਲਾ (culā) / چُلا (culā), ਚੁਲੀ (culī) / چُلِی (culī), Oriya ଚଳୁ (côḷu), Assamese চলু (solu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊl.luː/, [t͡ʃʊl̪.l̪uː]
Noun
चुल्लू • (cullū) m (Urdu spelling چُلُّو)
- the palm of the hand hollowed (as to hold water)
Declension
Declension of चुल्लू (masc ū-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चुल्लू cullū | चुल्लू cullū |
| oblique | चुल्लू cullū | चुल्लुओं culluõ |
| vocative | चुल्लू cullū | चुल्लुओ culluo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) , “चुल्लू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “चुल्लू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “चुल्लू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press.
- “चुल्लू”, in Rekhta Urdu Dictionary, Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “cullū”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.