चूळ

See also: चाळ, चोळणे, and चोळी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘳𑘯 (ċuḷa), from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀅 (culua), from Sanskrit चुलु (culu). Compare Gujarati ચળું (caḷũ), Hindustani چُلُّو (cullū) / चुल्लू (cullū), Sindhi چُرُو / चुरू, Punjabi ਚੁਲਾ (culā) / چُلا (culā), ਚੁਲੀ (culī) / چُلِی (culī), Odia ଚଳୁ (caḷu), Assamese চলু (solu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡suɭ̆/, [t͡suːɭ̆]

Noun

चूळ • (cūḷ) f

1. palm of the hand cupped to contain a liquid

Derived terms

• चूळ भरणे (cūḷ bharṇe, “to rinse one's mouth”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चूळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चूळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चूळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “culu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 266