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churel

/t͡ʃʊˈɹeɪl/

churel noun: in Hindu folklore, the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy; or a witch.

Noun

churel (plural churels)

  1. In Hindu folklore, the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy; or a witch.
    • As a churel she now prowls about the neighbourhood with her child in her arms.1895, William Crooke, North Indian Notes and Queries, page 39
    • The Churel, or woman dying in chold-birth, has been mentioned elsewhere.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 32

Forms of churel

pluralchurels

Origin of churel

From Hindi चुड़ैल (cuṛail).

Questions about churel

What does churel mean?
Churel means in Hindu folklore, the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy; or a witch.
What part of speech is churel?
Churel is a noun.
How do you pronounce churel?
Churel is pronounced /t͡ʃʊˈɹeɪl/.
What is the plural of churel?
The plural of churel is churels.

Words near churel in the dictionary

  1. churchyard cough
  2. churchyard coughs
  3. churchyards
  4. Churdar
  5. Churdars
  6. churel
  7. churels
  8. Churg
  9. Churg-Strauss syndrome
  10. churgle
  11. churi

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