चिलग़ोज़ा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• चिल्गोज़ा (cilgozā)

Etymology

PIE word
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Borrowed from Classical Persian چلغوزه (čilğōza) (compare Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (cilla)). Compare Punjabi ਚਿਲਗੋਜ਼ਾ (cilgozā) / چِلغوزَہ (cilġozah), Sindhi چلْغوزو / चिल्ग़ोज़ो.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪl.ɣoː.zɑː/, [t͡ʃɪl.ɣoː.zäː], /t͡ʃɪl.ɡoː.d͡ʒɑː/, [t͡ʃɪl.ɡoː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

चिलग़ोज़ा • (cilġozā) m (Urdu spelling چِلْغوزَہ)

1. chilgoza (Pinus gerardiana)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चिलगोजा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिलग़ोज़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 319
• “चिल्ग़ोज़ा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.