छीलना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
छिलना (chilnā)
छीलना (chīlnā)
छिलाना (chilānā)
छिलवाना (chilvānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi छीलना (chīlanā), from a verbal derivative of Prakrit छिल्लिअ (chillia, torn, a hole), whence this verb's past participle छीला (chīlā). The Prakrit term is from or related to Sanskrit छिद्र (chidra, torn), whence Hindi छिद्र (chidra, hole), छीदा (chīdā, pierced), and छेदना (chednā, to pierce), with influence from another word set meaning "skin" or "hide" seen in Prakrit छोल्लइ (chŏllaï, to skin), whence Hindi छोलना (cholnā, to skin, peel), Prakrit छल्लि (challi, skin, bark), whence Hindi छाल (chāl, bark), and perhaps Prakrit खल्ला f (khallā), whence Hindi खाल (khāl, skin), all of uncertain, perhaps non-Aryan origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

छीलना • (chīlnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چھیلنا)

  1. to peel, husk
  2. to skin
  3. to shave off

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