चौधरी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). A title given in old times to influential and rich village land lords.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔːd̪ʱ.ɾiː/
Proper noun
चौधरी • (caudhrī) m or f by sense
- a surname, equivalent to English Choudhary
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरी caudhrī |
| oblique | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरियों caudhriyõ |
| vocative | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरियो caudhriyo |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरियाँ caudhriyā̃ |
| oblique | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरियों caudhriyõ |
| vocative | चौधरी caudhrī | चौधरियो caudhriyo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चौधरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘨 (caudotra), 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘲 (caudrī), 𑘓𑘼𑘠𑘨𑘲 (caudharī, “a revenue officer”), from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Compare Gujarati ચોધરી (codhrī), ચૌધરી (caudhrī), Hindustani, چَودْھرِی / चौधरी (caudhrī), Sindhi چَوڌِرِي / चौधिरी, Punjabi ਚੌਧਰੀ (caudhrī) / چَودھرِی (caudhrī), Nepali चौधरी (caudharī), Maithili चौधरि (caudhᵊrɨ), चौधरी (caudhᵊrī) / 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒱 (caudhari) , 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒲 (caudharī), Oriya ଚଉଧୁରୀ (côudhuri), Bengali চৌধুরী (coudhurī), Assamese চৌধুৰী (soudhuri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡səud̪ʱ.ɾi/, [t͡səud̪ʱ.ɾiː]
Proper noun
चौधरी • (caudhrī) ?
- a surname, equivalent to English Chaudhary
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चौधरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “चौधरी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press