चोला

See also: चूल्हा and चोली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀮𑀕 (colaga), from Sanskrit चोडक (coḍaka), from चोड (coḍa, “cloak”) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃoː.läː]

Noun

चोला • (colā) m (feminine चोली, Urdu spelling چولا)

1. chola (a kind of long loose cloak or gown)

Declension

Declension of चोला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चोला colā	चोले cole
oblique	चोले cole	चोलों colõ
vocative	चोले cole	चोलो colo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press