चेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮 (cella), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*cella). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੇਲਾ (celā) / چیلا (celā), Gujarati ચેલો (celo), Marathi चेला (celā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

चेला • (celā) m (feminine चेली, Urdu spelling چیلا)

1. disciple, pupil, student

   Synonyms: शिष्य (śiṣya), मुरीद (murīd)

Declension

Declension of चेला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चेला celā	चेले cele
oblique	चेले cele	चेलों celõ
vocative	चेले cele	चेलो celo

Descendants

• → English: chela
• → Italian: cela
• → Persian: چیله (čêla) (Mughal Empire)

References

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