चोली chōlī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

A small jacket, a bodice; a waistcoat; body (of a gown or coat).

Usual translation

  1. costume

Origin of the definition

S چولي चोली ćolī (cf. ćolā), s.f. A small jacket, a bodice; a waistcoat; body (of a gown or coat); — a small betel-basket: — ćolī-dāman-kā sāth honā (-kā), 'To be as closely united as the body and skirt (of a garment), to be united in close friendship, to be on very good terms.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

4 occurrences

In 3 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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Created
Monday 7 April 2025
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Monday 7 April 2025