चड्डी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/, [t͡ʃɐɖ̚.ɖiː]

Noun edit

चड्डी • (caḍḍī) f

underwear
(derogatory, slang) A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

Declension edit

Declension of चड्डी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियाँ caḍḍiyā̃
oblique	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियों caḍḍiyõ
vocative	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियो caḍḍiyo

Descendants edit

→ English: chaddi
→ Tamil: ஜட்டி (jaṭṭi)

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