ਚਵਲ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology

Adjective

ਚਵਲ • (caval) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling چول) (slang, derogatory, of a person)

  1. foolish, idiotic, stupid
    ਚਵਲ ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀcaval zanānīStupid woman.
  2. lowly, base
    ਚਵਲ ਬੰਦਾcaval bandāLowly man.
  3. useless
    ਚਵਲ ਮੁੰਡਾcaval muṇḍāUseless chap.

Noun

ਚਵਲ • (cavalm or f by sense (Shahmukhi spelling چول) (slang, derogatory)

  1. a fool, idiot, twit
    ਉਸ ਚਵਲ ਨੂੰ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ
    usa caval nū̃ gaḍḍī calāuṇī nahī̃ āundī.
    That idiot doesn't know how to drive a car.
  2. a lowly person
    Synonyms: ਖੱਚ (khacca), ਨੀਚ (nīc), ਕਮੀਨਾ (kamīnā)
  3. a useless person
    ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਚਵਲsāre de sāre cavalAll of them losers.

Declension

Declension of ਚਵਲ
singular plural
direct ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲ (caval)
oblique ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲਾਂ (cavlā̃)
vocative ਚਵਲਾ (cavlā) ਚਵਲੋ (cavlo)
ablative ਚਵਲੋਂ (cavlõ)
locative ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)
instrumental ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)
Declension of ਚਵਲ
singular plural
direct ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲਾਂ (cavlā̃)
oblique ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲਾਂ (cavlā̃)
vocative ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੋ (cavlo)
ablative ਚਵਲੋਂ (cavlõ)
locative ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)
instrumental ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)

Noun

ਚਵਲ • (cavalf (Shahmukhi spelling چول) (slang, derogatory) (uncountable)

  1. nonsense, rubbish, foolish talk
    Synonym: ਯੱਕੜ (yakkaṛ)

Declension

Declension of ਚਵਲ
singular plural
direct ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲਾਂ (cavlā̃)
oblique ਚਵਲ (caval) ਚਵਲਾਂ (cavlā̃)
vocative ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੋ (cavlo)
ablative ਚਵਲੋਂ (cavlõ)
locative ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)
instrumental ਚਵਲੇ (cavle) ਚਵਲੀਂ (cavlī̃)

References

  1. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਬਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  2. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਗਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Further reading

  • ਚਵਲ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چوَل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]