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.
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