चूल्हा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (cullī), 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (culli), from Sanskrit चुल्ली (cullī), borrowed from Dravidian; ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *col. Cognate with Bengali চুলা (cula).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːl.ɦɑː/, [t͡ʃuːl.ɦäː]

Noun

चूल्हा • (cūlhā) m (Urdu spelling چولھا)

1. oven (chamber used for baking or heating)
2. stove
3. fireplace, hearth

Declension

Declension of चूल्हा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चूल्हा cūlhā	चूल्हे cūlhe
oblique	चूल्हे cūlhe	चूल्हों cūlhõ
vocative	चूल्हे cūlhe	चूल्हो cūlho

Descendants

• → Gulf Arabic: چولة (čūla)
• → English: chulha
• → Mauritian Creole: chula

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चूल्हा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cullī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press