गिरजा

See also: गरज

Bodo (India)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia.

Noun

गिरजा (girja) (Latin script girja)

1. (Christianity) church

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गिर्जा (girjā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)

Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.

Latin ecclēsiaslbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese igreja

Portuguese igrejabor.

Hindi गिरजा (girjā)

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia. Doublet of कलीसिया (kalīsiyā). Cognate with Bengali গির্জা (girja), Bodo (India) गिरजा (girja), Gujarati ગિરજા (girjā), Konkani इगर्जे (igarje).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

गिरजा • (girjā) m (Urdu spelling گرجا)

1. (Christianity) church

   Synonyms: गिरजाघर (girjāghar), चर्च (carc), कलीसा (kalīsā), कलीसिया (kalīsiyā)

2. chapel

Declension

Declension of गिरजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरजा girjā	गिरजे girje
oblique	गिरजे girje	गिरजों girjõ
vocative	गिरजे girje	गिरजो girjo

Derived terms

• गिरजाघर (girjāghar)
• कैथोलिक गिरजाघर (kaitholik girjāghar, “Catholic Church”)