गिरजा

See also: गरज

Bodo (India)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia.

Noun

गिरजा (girja) (Latin script girja)

1. (Christianity) church

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गिर्जा (girjā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia. Doublet of कलीसिया (kalīsiyā). Cognate with Bengali গির্জা (girja), Bodo (India) गिरजा (girja), Gujarati ગિરજા (girjā), Konkani इगर्जे (igarje).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɡɪɾ.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

गिरजा • (girjā) m (Urdu spelling گرجا)

1. (Christianity) church

   Synonyms: गिरजाघर (girjāghar), चर्च (carc), कलीसा (kalīsā), कलीसिया (kalīsiyā)

2. chapel

Declension

Declension of गिरजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिरजा girjā	गिरजे girje
oblique	गिरजे girje	गिरजों girjõ
vocative	गिरजे girje	गिरजो girjo

Derived terms

• गिरजाघर (girjāghar)
• कैथोलिक गिरजाघर (kaitholik girjāghar, “Catholic Church”)