चेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit चेल्लय (cĕllaya), from चेल्ल (cĕlla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੇਲਾ (celā) / چیلا (celā), Gujarati ચેલો (celo), Marathi चेला (celā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃeː.läː]

Noun

चेला • (celā) m (female equivalent चेली, Urdu spelling چیلا)

disciple, pupil, student
Synonyms: शिष्य (śiṣya), मुरीद (murīd)

Declension

Declension of *चेला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चेला celā	चेले cele
oblique	चेले cele	चेलों celõ
vocative	चेले cele	चेलो celo

Descendants

→ English: chela
→ Italian: cela
→ Persian: چیله (čêla) (Mughal Empire)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cēlla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press