چولھا

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (cullī), 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (culli), from Sanskrit चुल्ली (cullī), borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Bengali চুলা (cula).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːl.ɦɑː/, /t͡ʃuː.lɦɑː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːl.ɦɑː/, /t͡ʃuː.lɦɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.lɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چولھا • (cūlhā) m (Hindi spelling चूल्हा)

  1. stove
    • ‏چولھا جلاؤ‎ ― cūlhā jalā'o ― light up the stove
  2. oven, furnace
  3. hearth

Declension
Declension of چولھا
singular plural
direct چولھا‎ (cūlhā) چولھے‎ (cūlhe)
oblique چولھے‎ (cūlhe) چولھوں‎ (cūlhõ)
vocative چولھے‎ (cūlhe) چولھو‎ (cūlho)

Descendants
  • → Gulf Arabic: چولة‎ (čūla)

References
  • “چولھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چولھا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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