छाला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (challi), from Sanskrit छल्लि (challi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃʰäː.läː]

Noun

छाला • (chālā) m (Urdu spelling چھالا)

1. blister

   Synonyms: फफोला (phapholā), आबला (āblā)

2. skin

   Synonyms: त्वचा (tvacā), चर्म (carm)

Declension

Declension of छाला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छाला chālā	छाले chāle
oblique	छाले chāle	छालों chālõ
vocative	छाले chāle	छालो chālo

References

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