चेजा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit चेय (ceya, “to be piled”). Confer चित्य (citya, “constructed upon a foundation (of bricks &c.)”). Cognate with Marwari चेजो (cejo).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

चेजा • (cejā) m

  1. (regional, Rajasthan-Haryana) work of masonry, masonwork
    हमारे घर में चेजा लगा हुआ है। ― hamāre ghar mẽ cejā lagā huā hai. ― Our house is under masonwork
    • 2002, Biṛlā Ejyūkeśana Ṭrasṭa, Maru-Bhāratī‎[1]:
      हमारे चेजा चलता ही रहता था।
      hamāre cejā caltā hī rahtā thā.
      ...in our's, masonry used to occur frequently

References[edit]

  • Chambers English Hindi Dictionary - p. 780
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cḗya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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