Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaddi

/ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: chad-di
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.

Indian usage

noun

Male or female underpants.

Indian usage

noun

A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh; by extension, a member or supporter of an organisation associated or affliated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Indian usage; Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī, “underwear”), or even directly from Punjabi ਚੱਡੀ (caḍḍī, “underwear”) from Sanskrit छद्दी (chaddī), from छद् (chad, “to cover”). The political sense derives from the iconic khaki coloured shorts worn as part of uniform of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which replaced them with brown trousers in the year 2016.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: ਚੱਡੀ, छद्दी

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chaddis (plural)

Derived Forms

chuddies

Synonyms

swayamsevak

Questions

How do you pronounce chaddi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃʌ.di/.
What does chaddi mean?: Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
Where does chaddi come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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