चेजा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit चेय (ceya, “to be piled”). Confer चित्य (citya, “constructed upon a foundation (of bricks &c.)”). Cognate with Marwari चेजो (cejo).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचेजा • (cejā) m
- (regional, Rajasthan-Haryana) work of masonry, masonwork
- हमारे घर में चेजा लगा हुआ है। ― hamāre ghar mẽ cejā lagā huā hai. ― Our house is under masonwork
- 2002, Biṛlā Ejyūkeśana Ṭrasṭa, Maru-Bhāratī[1]:
- हमारे चेजा चलता ही रहता था।
- hamāre cejā caltā hī rahtā thā.
- ...in our's, masonry used to occur frequently
References
edit- Chambers English Hindi Dictionary - p. 780
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cḗya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press