चौधरी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). A title given in old times to influential and rich village land lords. Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠗꠞꠤ (sodri).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔːd̪ʱ.ɾiː/

Proper noun

चौधरी • (caudhrī) m or f by sense

1. a surname, equivalent to English Choudhary

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of चौधरी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरी caudhrī
oblique	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरियों caudhriyõ
vocative	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरियो caudhriyo

Declension of चौधरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरियाँ caudhriyā̃
oblique	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरियों caudhriyõ
vocative	चौधरी caudhrī	चौधरियो caudhriyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चौधरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘨 (caudotra), 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘲 (caudrī), 𑘓𑘼𑘠𑘨𑘲 (caudharī, “a revenue officer”), from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Compare Gujarati ચોધરી (codhrī), ચૌધરી (caudhrī), Hindustani, چَودْھرِی (caudhrī) / चौधरी (caudhrī), Sindhi چَوڌِرِي / चौधिरी, Punjabi ਚੌਧਰੀ (caudhrī) / چَودھرِی (caudhrī), Nepali चौधरी (caudharī), Maithili चौधरि (caudhᵊrɨ), चौधरी (caudhᵊrī) / 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒱 (caudhari) , 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒲 (caudharī), Odia ଚଉଧୁରୀ (caudhuri), Bengali চৌধুরী (cōudhuri), Assamese চৌধুৰী (soudhuri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡səud̪ʱ.ɾi/, [t͡səud̪ʱ.ɾiː]

Proper noun

चौधरी • (caudhrī) ?

1. a surname, equivalent to English Chaudhary

Further reading

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौधरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चौधरी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press