चूहा

See also: चहा, चाह, चाहिँ, चाहे, चूहे, and चूहों

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀽𑀳 (*cūha), with further origin unknown. Most likely an onomatopoeic word, imitating the squeaking of a mouse.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuː.ɦɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.ɦäː]

Noun

चूहा • (cūhā) m (Urdu spelling چوہا)

1. mouse, rat

   Synonyms: मूस (mūs), (formal) मूषक (mūṣak)

   चुहा बिल्ली को देखते ही डर गया।

   cuhā billī ko dekhte hī ḍar gayā.

   The mouse was frightened at the sight of the cat.

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	चूहा cūhā	चूहे cūhe
oblique	चूहे cūhe	चूहों cūhõ
vocative	चूहे cūhe	चूहो cūho

Declension of चूहा (masc ā-stem)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चूहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cūha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press