چوڑی

See also: جوري, جوزي, and چوری

Urdu

Etymology

Feminine of چوڑا (cūṛā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀽𑀟 (cūḍa), from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuː.ɽiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

چُوڑی • (cūṛī) f (Hindi spelling चूड़ी)

1. (chiefly) bangle

   Synonym: کن٘گن (kaṅgan)

2. (of a screw, etc.) thread
3. sometimes a handcuff

Declension

Declension of چوڑی

	singular	plural
direct	چوڑی (cūṛī)	چوڑِیاں (cūṛiyā̃)
oblique	چوڑی (cūṛī)	چوڑِیوں (cūṛiyō̃)
vocative	چوڑی (cūṛī)	چوڑِیو (cūṛiyō)

References

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