چولھا

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (cullī), 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (culli), from Sanskrit चुल्ली (cullī), borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Bengali চুলা (cula).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːl.ɦɑː/, /t͡ʃuː.lɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.lɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چولھا • (cūlhā) m (Hindi spelling चूल्हा)

  1. stove
    چولھا جلاؤ ― cūlhā jalā'o ― light up the stove
  2. oven, furnace
  3. hearth

Declension

Declension of چولھا
singular plural
direct چولھا (cūlhā) چولھے (cūlhe)
oblique چولھے (cūlhe) چولھوں (cūlhõ)
vocative چولھے (cūlhe) چولھو (cūlho)

Descendants

  • → Gulf Arabic: چولة (čūla)

References

  • “چولھا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چولھا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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