चूहा

See also: चहा, चाह, चाहिँ, चाहे, चूहे, and चूहों

Hindi

चूहा

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *चूह (cūha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), with further origin uncertain. Perhaps an onomatopoeic word, imitating the squeaking of a mouse.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuː.ɦɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.ɦäː]

Noun

चूहा • (cūhā) m (female equivalent चुहिया, Urdu spelling چوہا)

1. mouse, rat

   Synonyms: मूस (mūs), (formal) मूषक (mūṣak)

   चुहा बिल्ली को देखते ही डर गया।

   cuhā billī ko dekhte hī ḍar gayā.

   The mouse was frightened at the sight of the cat.

Declension

Declension of चूहा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चूहा cūhā	चूहे cūhe
oblique	चूहे cūhe	चूहों cūhõ
vocative	चूहे cūhe	चूहो cūho

Derived terms

• चूहादान (cūhādān, “mousetrap”)
• चूहेदानी (cūhedānī, “mousetrap”)
• चूहेमार (cūhemār, “ratter”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चूहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “चूहा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cūha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press