चीज

See also: चीज़

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːz/, /t͡ʃiːd͡ʒ/

Noun

चीज • (cīz) f

1. nuqtaless form of चीज़ (cīz)

Declension

Declension of चीज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चीज cīz	चीजें cīzẽ
oblique	चीज cīz	चीजों cīzõ
vocative	चीज cīz	चीजो cīzo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چیز (čīz, “object, thing, stuff”). Compare Gujarati ચીજ (cīj), Hindustani چِیز (cīz) / चीज़ (cīz), Punjabi ਚੀਜ਼ (cīz) / چِیز (cīz), Bengali চিজ (cij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕid͡ʑ/, [t͡ɕiːd͡ʑ]
• Rhymes: -id͡z

Noun

चीज • (cīj) f

1. (uncommon) thing, object, item, article

   Synonyms: गोष्ट (goṣṭa) (most common), वस्तू (vastū)

2. (music) cheez, song

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “चीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “चीज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “चीज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡si(d)z]
• Phonetic Devanagari: चिज्

Etymology 1

Noun

चीज • (cīj)

1. alternative form of चिज (cij)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cheese.

Noun

चीज • (cīj)

1. cheese

References

• “चीज”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “चीज”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar