चुरोट
curoṭ
The English word "cigarette" is translated into Nepali as चुरोट (curoṭ).
चुरोट refers to a thin roll of tobacco made for smoking.
Meaning: thin roll of tobacco made for smoking (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
curoṭ
Did you know?
- The root of चुरोट can be traced back to the Tamil word சுருட்டு, which refers to a cigar.
- While चुरोट refers to the manufactured cigarette, traditional Nepali tobacco is often smoked in a chillum, a clay pipe shaped like a cone.
- The evolution from the Tamil சுருட்டு to the Nepali चुरोट demonstrates how colonial-era trade terms from the British Raj helped standardize much of the modern South Asian vocabulary for imported goods.
Examples in context
- भाई, सिगरेट छ?Brother, do you have a cigarette?
- उसले एउटा चुरोट तान्यो।Usle euta churot tanyo.He took a puff of a cigarette.
- के तपाईंसँग चुरोट छ?Ke tapaisanga churot cha?Do you have a cigarette?
- यहाँ चुरोट पिउन मनाही छ।Yahan churot piuna manahi cha.Smoking cigarettes is prohibited here.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are talking in a park.
- दिपेश Dipeshके म एउटा चुरोट पिउन सक्छु?Ke ma euta churot piuna sakchu?Can I smoke a cigarette?
- अनीता Anitaहोइन, यहाँ चुरोट पिउन मिल्दैन।Hoina, yahan churot piuna mildaina.No, you cannot smoke a cigarette here.
- दिपेश Dipeshए, मलाई थाहा थिएन।Ae, malai thaha thiyena.Oh, I didn't know that.
- अनीता Anitaदिपेश, प्लिज यहाँ चुरोट नपिउनुहोस्।Dipesh, please yahan churot napiunuhos.Dipesh, please do not smoke a cigarette here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries चुरोट, CC BY-SA 4.0.
