churel

English

Etymology

From Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃʊˈɹeɪl/

Noun

churel (plural churels)

  1. In Hindu folklore, the ghost of a low-chaste woman who died during childbirth or menstruation
    • 1895, William Crooke, North Indian Notes and Queries, page 39:
      As a churel she now prowls about the neighbourhood with her child in her arms.
    • 1953, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Volume 29, page 410:
      He talked in whispers, and with the utmost respect, of the churel that might be listening overhead.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi चुड़ैल (cuṛail)

Noun

churel

  1. witch
  2. ghost

Synonyms
  1. sorsier (witch)
  2. diab (ghost)
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