चौधरी
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). A title given in old times to influential and rich village land lords. Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠗꠞꠤ (sodri).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]चौधरी • (caudhrī) m or f by sense
Declension
[edit]NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Further reading
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चौधरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘨 (caudotra), 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘲 (caudrī), 𑘓𑘼𑘠𑘨𑘲 (caudharī, “a revenue officer”), from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Compare Gujarati ચોધરી (codhrī), ચૌધરી (caudhrī), Hindustani, چَودْھرِی (caudhrī) / चौधरी (caudhrī), Sindhi چَوڌِرِي / चौधिरी, Punjabi ਚੌਧਰੀ (caudhrī) / چَودھرِی (caudhrī), Nepali चौधरी (caudharī), Maithili चौधरि (caudhᵊrɨ), चौधरी (caudhᵊrī) / 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒱 (caudhari) , 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒲 (caudharī), Odia ଚଉଧୁରୀ (caudhuri), Bengali চৌধুরী (cōudhuri), Assamese চৌধুৰী (soudhuri).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]चौधरी • (caudhrī) ?
Further reading
[edit]- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौधरी”, 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) “चौधरी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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