हिजड़ा

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), whence हीज (hīj, defective; cowardly).

Some have suggested a formation from Arabic ه ج ر (h-j-r) but this derivation is implausible due to the widespread cognates of this term.

Cognate with Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā) / ہجڑا (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), Marathi हिजडा (hij̈ḍā), Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa), Odia ହିଜଡ଼ (hijaṛa), Sinhalese (hījiṛo).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/,

Noun

हिजड़ा (hijṛām (Urdu spelling ہجڑا)

  1. hijra; a eunuch
    Synonym: (derogatory) छक्का (chakkā)
  2. impotent male

Declension

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hijja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press