चुड़ैल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀟 (*cuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂડેલ (cūḍel). Related to चूत (cūt, “cunt”) and चुड़ (cuṛ, “vulva”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊ.ɽɛːl/

Noun

चुड़ैल • (cuṛail) f (Urdu spelling چڑیل)

1. witch
2. succubus
3. (derogatory) hag, harpy

Declension

Declension of चुड़ैल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चुड़ैल cuṛail	चुड़ैलें cuṛailẽ
oblique	चुड़ैल cuṛail	चुड़ैलों cuṛailõ
vocative	चुड़ैल cuṛail	चुड़ैलो cuṛailo

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: churel

See also

• डाकिनी (ḍākinī)
• पिशाची (piśācī)