چڑیل

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀟 (*cuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂડેલ (cūḍel). Related to چُوت (cūt, “cunt”)، چُڑ (cuṛ, “vulva”)، چُڈّو (cuḍḍo, “harlot”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊ.ɽɛːl/, /t͡ʃʊ.ɽeːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːl, -eːl

Noun

چُڑَیل • (cuṛail) f (Hindi spelling चुड़ैल)

  1. (chiefly) witch, demoness
    Synonym: ڈائن (ḍā'in)
  2. succubus, banshee
  3. (derogatory) hag, harpy, ugly old woman

Declension

Declension of چڑیل
singular plural
direct چڑیل (cuṛail) چڑیلیں (cuṛailẽ)
oblique چڑیل (cuṛail) چڑیلوں (cuṛailõ)
vocative چڑیل (cuṛail) چڑیلو (cuṛailo)

References

  • “چڑیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چڑیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
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