चेला

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चेला

/t͡ʃeː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃeː.läː] Hindi, Standard

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Inherited from Prakrit चेल्लय (cĕllaya), from चेल्ल (cĕlla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), the first part being ultimately from Dravidian. Cognate with Punjabi ਚੇਲਾ (celā) / چیلا (celā), Gujarati ચેલો (celo), Marathi चेला (celā).

noun celā · चेली · چیلا · चेला · चेले

masculine disciple, pupil, student
Similar: शिष्य, मुरीद

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MLA

"चेला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

चेला. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE

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"चेला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {चेला},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}