हिजड़ा

See also: हीजड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Likely a derivative from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja), whence हीज (hīj, “defective; cowardly”). Some have suggested a formation from Arabic ه ج ر (h-j-r), relating to "fleeing" or "departure" from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”), but this derivation is inconclusive. Cognate with Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā) / ہجڑا (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), Marathi हिजडा (hij̈ḍā), Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa), Odia ହିଜଡ଼ (hijôṛô), Sinhalese [script needed] (hījiṛo).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/, [ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽäː]

Noun

हिजड़ा • (hijṛā) m (Urdu spelling ہجڑا)

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

Declension
Declension of हिजड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct हिजड़ा
hijṛā		 हिजड़े
hijṛe
oblique हिजड़े
hijṛe		 हिजड़ों
hijṛõ
vocative हिजड़े
hijṛe		 हिजड़ो
hijṛo

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