છોકરી
chōkrī
The Gujarati word for girl is છોકરી (chōkrī).
છોકરી is a noun used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
chōkrī
Did you know?
- Gujarati uses different words for 'girl' depending on the social context, where બાલિકા is used in formal or literary Sanskritized contexts instead of છોકરી.
- The word છોકરી descends from the Prakrit word *chŏkkara, which was used across ancient India before the modern languages split.
- Gujarati kinship terms are so specific that a 'girl' might be addressed by a term denoting her specific relation to the speaker rather than the general noun છોકરી.
Examples in context
- તે એક નાની છોકરી છે.te ek nāni chhokrī chhe.She is a little girl.
- તે છોકરી ખૂબ હોશિયાર છે.te chhokrī khūb hoshiyār chhe.That girl is very smart.
- બગીચામાં એક છોકરી રમી રહી છે.bagīchāmā ek chhokrī ramī rahī chhe.A girl is playing in the garden.
Example conversation
Nilay and Anjali are talking about a neighbor's child.
- નિલય Nilayતમારી પડોશમાં એક નવી છોકરી આવી છે?tamari padoshma ek navi chhokri avi che?Has a new girl moved into your neighborhood?
- અંજલિ Anjaliહા, તે ખૂબ જ હોશિયાર છે.ha, te khub ja hoshiyar che.Yes, she is very clever.
- નિલય Nilayતે છોકરી કેટલા વર્ષની છે?te chhokri ketla varshni che?How old is that girl?
- અંજલિ Anjaliતે પાંચ વર્ષની છે.te panch varshni che.She is five years old.
