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单词 chaudhuri
释义

chaudhurin.

Brit. /ˈtʃaʊd(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈtʃaʊd(ə)ri/
Forms:

α. 1700s– chowdri, 1800s– chaudhri, 1800s– chaudri, 1800s– chaudry, 1800s– choudhry, 1800s– choudri, 1900s– chaudhry.

β. 1800s– chaudhari, 1800s– chaudhuri, 1800s– choudhari, 1800s– choudhuri, 1900s chowdary, 1900s– chaudhary, 1900s– chaudhury, 1900s– choudhary, 1900s– chowdhari, 1900s– chowdhary, 1900s– chowdhuri, 1900s– chowdhury.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Hindi caudhrī, caudharī.
Etymology: < Hindi caudhrī (formerly also caudharī) headman of a community or occupational group, chief, apparently < Sanskrit *caturdharin , suffixed form of caturdhara , literally ‘holder of a region comprising four (villages)’ (only attested as a surname) < catur four adj. (in caturgrāma region comprising four villages) + dhara holding ( < dhṛ- : see dharma n.).The Hindi form is attested from the 16th cent, but earlier currency is implied by Indian Persian caudharī headman of a territorial division (14th cent.; < Hindi).
Chiefly historical.
In India: the headman of a region, community, or occupational group; a chief.In quot. 1772 applied to a local judicial officer.
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society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > Indian
chaudhuri1772
thakur1801
adigar1816
1772 A. Dow Hist. Hindostan p. lviii In each subdivision of the..district..there was an inferior officer [sc. below the qazi] called a Chowdri, similar to our justice of the peace.
1816 Asiatic Researches 12 378 It appears to me that the Chaudri of Jojhi Mat'h..will keep the whole money for his own use.
1849 Calcutta Rev. 11 366 In every market square, an emissary of the choudhuri attends, to look after his master's interests.
1880 E. T. Atkinson Statist., Descriptive & Hist. Acct. Farukhabad District 232 The castle..was built by Mahánand, first Chaudhari of the existing family.
1971 R. G. Fox Kin, Clan, Raja, & Rule ii. 16 These unilineal kin bodies were usually headed by rajas or chaudharis, who were representatives of both of the state and their kin group in the locality.
1990 M. Athar Tahir in M. Shamsie Dragonfly in Sun (1997) 390 They talked about..the break-down of the tubewell that a Chaudry had installed.
2017 Econ. & Polit. Weekly (Nexis) 4 Feb. The democratic processes of the municipality are supposed to replace the traditional governing system of the village chaudhuri (‘headman’).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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