churidar
/ˈtʃʊərɪdɑː/noun
उच्चारण चुअरिडार
चूड़ीदार (पजामा)
Core word
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[C]
a pair of tight trousers that gather in folds at the ankle, worn by women and men in South Asia, usually with a long kurta
चूड़ीदार (पजामा)
- Radhika wore a green kurta with a white churidar.
- The tailor stitched a churidar to match the silk kurta.
- Meera paired a churidar with a bright silk dupatta for the wedding.
+ 2 more examples
- Most of the girls in the troupe wore a churidar for the folk dance.
- He ordered a churidar in the same cloth as his brother's kurta.
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[C] Indian English
a close-fitting, wrinkled style of trousers or leggings, or the cloth cut for them
चूड़ीदार पायजामा, चूड़ीदार सलवार
- She bought two metres of cotton cloth for a churidar.
- The groom wore a cream sherwani over a churidar.
- A well-cut churidar should fit snugly from the knee to the ankle.
+ 2 more examples
- The tailor measured the length so the churidar would gather neatly at the ankle.
- Is this churidar made of stretch cotton, or is it plain cotton?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
churidar (countable noun)
A churidar is a pair of tight trousers that gather in folds at the ankle. It is worn with a kurta, and it is also the name of the whole outfit.
Churidar टखने पर सिकुड़ने वाली तंग पतलून है। इसे kurta के साथ पहना जाता है, और कभी-कभी पूरी पोशाक को भी यही कहते हैं।
- She wore a red kurta with a white churidar.
- I bought two churidars for the wedding.
churidar + kurta / suit / pyjama
Churidar kurta and churidar suit are common names for the outfit. Churidar pyjama refers to the trousers alone.
Churidar kurta और churidar suit पोशाक के सामान्य नाम हैं। Churidar pyjama केवल पतलून को कहते हैं।
- The tailor stitched a churidar suit in three days.
- He wore a silk kurta with a churidar pyjama.
a pair of churidars / churidar (plural)
Because it has two legs, trousers take a plural verb. With churidar, say a pair of churidars when counting.
दो पैरों वाली होने के कारण trousers के साथ plural verb आती है। Churidar गिनते समय 'a pair of churidars' कहें।
- A pair of churidars was left on the bed.
- These churidars are too tight.
wear / stitch / tie churidar
Wear is for having it on, stitch for making it, and the cloth gathers in folds, called churis, at the ankle.
Wear पहनने के लिए, stitch सिलने के लिए है; टखने पर कपड़ा सिलवटों में इकट्ठा होता है जिन्हें churi कहते हैं।
- Tailors stitch extra length so the churidar forms folds.
+Collocations 5
colour / fabric + churidar
cottonsilkwhiteprintedsatin
- She bought a cotton churidar for summer.
verb + churidar
wearstitchironbuyalter
- The tailor altered the churidar to fit her.
churidar + garment
kurtadupattasuitsetpyjama
- She matched the churidar with a bright dupatta.
occasion
for a weddingfor collegefor Eidfor Diwali
- Many girls wear a churidar for college.
adjective + churidar
tightankle-lengthplainembroideredstylish
- An embroidered churidar suits a festive evening.
“More examples 5
- Radhika wore a cream churidar and a green kurta to the function.
राधिका समारोह में क्रीम रंग का चूड़ीदार और हरा कुर्ता पहनकर गई।
- The tailor measured the length of the churidar twice.
दर्ज़ी ने चूड़ीदार की लंबाई दो बार नापी।
- A churidar looks neat when its folds are even.
चूड़ीदार तब सुंदर लगता है जब उसकी सिलवटें समान हों।
- The bride's silk churidar was edged with gold thread.
दुल्हन के रेशमी चूड़ीदार की किनारी सुनहरे धागे से बनी थी।
- Churidar is popular among college students across north India.
उत्तर भारत में college के विद्यार्थियों के बीच चूड़ीदार लोकप्रिय है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She wore a churidar and a kurta, both was new.
✓ She wore a churidar and a kurta, both were new.
Both is plural and takes were.
'Both' plural है और उसके साथ 'were' आता है।
✗ The churidars of cotton is cheap.
✓ The cotton churidars are cheap.
A plural subject needs are, and material is better placed as an adjective before the noun.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' आता है, और पदार्थ को noun से पहले adjective के रूप में रखना बेहतर है।