चड्डी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of चड्डी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चड्डी
caḍḍī 		चड्डियाँ
caḍḍiyā̃
oblique चड्डी
caḍḍī 		चड्डियों
caḍḍiyõ
vocative चड्डी
caḍḍī 		चड्डियो
caḍḍiyo

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: chaddi
  • → Tamil: ஜட்டி (jaṭṭi)
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