छाल

See also: छैल and छोले

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (challi), from Sanskrit छल्ली (challī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑːl/, [t͡ʃʰäːl]

• Audio (Delhi):

  (file)

Noun

छाल • (chāl) f (Urdu spelling چھال)

1. skin, bark, rind

Declension

Declension of छाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छाल chāl	छालें chālẽ
oblique	छाल chāl	छालों chālõ
vocative	छाल chāl	छालो chālo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press