چولھا

Urdu

Alternative forms

• چولہا (cūlhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (cullī), 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (culli), from Sanskrit चुल्ली (cullī), borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Bengali চুলা (cula).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːl.ɦɑː/, /t͡ʃuː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.lɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چولھا • (cūlhā) m (Hindi spelling चूल्हा)

1. stove

   چولھا جلاؤ ― cūlhā jalā'o ― light up the stove

2. oven, furnace
3. hearth

Declension

Declension of چولھا

	singular	plural
direct	چولھا (cūlhā)	چولھے (cūlhe)
oblique	چولھے (cūlhe)	چولھوں (cūlhõ)
vocative	چولھے (cūlhe)	چولھو (cūlho)

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: چولة (čūla)

References

• “چولھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چولھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.