चौधरी

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). A title given in old times to influential and rich village land lords. Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠗꠞꠤ (sodri).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔːd̪ʱ.ɾiː/

Proper noun

चौधरी • (caudhrī) m or f by sense

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Choudhary

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of चौधरी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरी
caudhrī
oblique चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरियों
caudhriyõ
vocative चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरियो
caudhriyo
Declension of चौधरी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरियाँ
caudhriyā̃
oblique चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरियों
caudhriyõ
vocative चौधरी
caudhrī 		चौधरियो
caudhriyo

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘨 (caudotra), 𑘓𑘼𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘲 (caudrī), 𑘓𑘼𑘠𑘨𑘲 (caudharī, “a revenue officer”), from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Compare Gujarati ચોધરી (codhrī), ચૌધરી (caudhrī), Hindustani, چَودْھرِی (caudhrī) / चौधरी (caudhrī), Sindhi چَوڌِرِي / चौधिरी, Punjabi ਚੌਧਰੀ (caudhrī) / چَودھرِی (caudhrī), Nepali चौधरी (caudharī), Maithili चौधरि (caudhᵊrɨ), चौधरी (caudhᵊrī) / 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒱 (caudhari) , 𑒔𑒾𑒡𑒩𑒲 (caudharī), Odia ଚଉଧୁରୀ (caudhuri), Bengali চৌধুরী (cōudhuri), Assamese চৌধুৰী (soudhuri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡səud̪ʱ.ɾi/,

Proper noun

चौधरी • (caudhrī) ?

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Chaudhary

Further reading

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौधरी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चौधरी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturdhara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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