चेजा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चेय (ceya, “to be piled”). Confer चित्य (citya, “constructed upon a foundation (of bricks &c.)”). Cognate with Marwari चेजो (cejo).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeː.d͡ʒɑː/, [t͡ʃeː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

चेजा • (cejā) m

1. (regional, Rajasthan-Haryana) work of masonry, masonwork

   हमारे घर में चेजा लगा हुआ है। ― hamāre ghar mẽ cejā lagā huā hai. ― Our house is under masonwork

   • 2002, Biṛlā Ejyūkeśana Ṭrasṭa, Maru-Bhāratī‎^[1]:

     हमारे चेजा चलता ही रहता था।

     hamāre cejā caltā hī rahtā thā.

     ...in our's, masonry used to occur frequently

References

• Chambers English Hindi Dictionary - p. 780
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cḗya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press