ਚੋਲ਼ਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਚੋਲਾ (colā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चोल (cola). Cognate with Assamese চোলা (süla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoː.ɭäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਚੋਲ਼ਾ • (coḷā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چوࣇا)

1. robe

Declension

Declension of ਚੋਲ਼ਾ
dir. sg.	ਚੋਲ਼ਾ (coḷā)
dir. pl.	ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe)
	singular	plural
direct	ਚੋਲ਼ਾ (coḷā)	ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe)
oblique	ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe)	ਚੋਲ਼ਿਆਂ (coḷiā̃)
vocative	ਚੋਲ਼ਿਆ (coḷiā)	ਚੋਲ਼ਿਓ (coḷio)
ablative	ਚੋਲ਼ਿਓਂ (coḷiõ)	—
locative	ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe)	—
instrumental	ਚੋਲ਼ੇ (coḷe)	—

Derived terms

• ਸਿੱਖ ਚੋਲ਼ਾ m (sikkha coḷā, “Sikh chola”)

References

• “ਚੋਲ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press