चड्डी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/, [t͡ʃɐɖ̚.ɖiː]

Noun

चड्डी • (caḍḍī) f

1. underwear
2. (derogatory, slang) A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

Declension

Declension of चड्डी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियाँ caḍḍiyā̃
oblique	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियों caḍḍiyõ
vocative	चड्डी caḍḍī	चड्डियो caḍḍiyo

Descendants

• → English: chaddi
• → Gujarati: ચડ્ડી (caḍḍī)
• → Malayalam: ശഡ്ഡി (śaḍḍi)
• → Tamil: ஜட்டி (jaṭṭi)