छलिया

Hindi

Etymology

From छल (chal) +‎ -इया (-iyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə.lɪ.jɑː/, [t͡ʃʰɐ.li.jäː]

Noun

छलिया • (chaliyā) m

1. cheat, swindler, deceiver

Declension

Declension of छलिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छलिया chaliyā	छलिए, छलिये chalie, chaliye
oblique	छलिए, छलिये chalie, chaliye	छलियों chaliyõ
vocative	छलिए, छलिये chalie, chaliye	छलियो chaliyo

Adjective

छलिया • (chaliyā) (indeclinable)

1. deceiving, misleading

   Synonym: छली (chalī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छलिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press