चड्डी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/, [t͡ʃɐɖ̚.ɖiː]

Noun

चड्डी • (caḍḍī) f

  1. underwear
  2. (derogatory, slang) A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.

Declension
Declension of चड्डी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चड्डी
caḍḍī		 चड्डियाँ
caḍḍiyā̃
oblique चड्डी
caḍḍī		 चड्डियों
caḍḍiyõ
vocative चड्डी
caḍḍī		 चड्डियो
caḍḍiyo

Descendants
  • → English: chaddi
  • → Tamil: ஜட்டி (jaṭṭi)
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