हिजड़ा

See also: हीजड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Likely a derivative from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja), whence हीज (hīj, “defective; cowardly”). Some have suggested a formation from ه ج ر‎ (h-j-r), relating to fleeing, but this is unlikely given the reach of this word into Eastern Indo-Aryan and even insular Sinhala.‎ Cognate with Punjabi ਹੀਜੜਾ (hījṛā) / ہیجڑا‎ (hījṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), Marathi हिजडा (hij̈ḍā), Bengali হিজড়া (hijṛa), Oriya ହିଜଡ଼ (hijôṛô), Sinhalese [script needed] (hījiṛo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/

Noun

हिजड़ा • (hijṛā) m (Urdu spelling ہجڑا‎)

hijra; a eunuch
Synonym: छक्का (chakkā) (slang)
impotent male

Declension

Declension of हिजड़ा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	हिजड़ा (hijṛā)	हिजड़े (hijṛe)
Oblique	हिजड़े (hijṛe)	हिजड़ों (hijṛõ)
Vocative	हिजड़े (hijṛe)	हिजड़ो (hijṛo)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hijja (14084)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press