ਚੂਹੜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *चूहड (cūhaḍa). Cognate with Hindustani चूहड़ा (cūhṛā) / چُوہْڑا (cūhṛā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃuː.ɽaː]

Proper noun

ਚੂਹੜਾ • (cūhṛā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چوہرا)

1. chuhra (a Dalit caste)
2. a surname, Chuhra, used by Dalits.

References

• “ਚੂਹੜਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cūhaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 267