chela

[ kee-luh ]

/ ˈki lə /

noun, plural che·lae [kee-lee]. /ˈki li/.

the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.

Origin of chela

1640–50; <New Latin <Greek chēlḗ claw

Words nearby chela

Cheka, Chekhov, Chekhov, Anton, Chekhovian, Chekiang, chela, Chelan, chelate, chelating agent, chelation, cheli-

Definition for chela (2 of 2)

chela²

[ chey-lah ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ lɑ /

noun

(in India) a disciple of a religious teacher.

Origin of chela

1825–35; <Hindi celā; compare Pali cellaka monk, Prakrit cilla boy, student

OTHER WORDS FROM chela

che·la·ship, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for chela

Two wooden stools are set within it and the guru and his chela take their seats on these.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
Receive him in your midst as the chela of a new avatar which will be unfolded to him under your tender guidance.
Fashionable Philosophy|Laurence Oliphant
The master suddenly seized a burning log and lightly struck the bare shoulder of a chela who was close to the fire.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
"The Blissful Mother travels widely in India; in many parts she has hundreds of disciples," the chela told me.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

I have now no chela, but I will take the alms-bowl and thus enable the charitable to acquire merit.'
Kim|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for chela (1 of 2)

chela¹

/ (ˈkiːlə) /

noun plural lae (-liː)

a large pincer-like claw of such arthropods as the crab and scorpion

Derived forms of chela

cheliferous (kɪˈlɪfərəs), adjective

Word Origin for chela

C17: New Latin, from Greek khēlē claw

British Dictionary definitions for chela (2 of 2)

chela²

/ (ˈtʃeɪlə) /

noun

Hinduism a disciple of a religious teacher

Derived forms of chela

chelaship, noun

Word Origin for chela

C19: from Hindi celā, from Sanskrit ceta servant, slave

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chela
释义	chela ¹ [ kee-luh ] / ˈki lə / noun, plural che·lae [kee-lee]. /ˈki li/. the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids. Origin of chela ¹ 1640–50; <New Latin <Greek chēlḗ claw Words nearby chela Cheka, Chekhov, Chekhov, Anton, Chekhovian, Chekiang, chela, Chelan, chelate, chelating agent, chelation, cheli- Definition for chela (2 of 2) chela² [ chey-lah ] / ˈtʃeɪ lɑ / noun (in India) a disciple of a religious teacher. Origin of chela ² 1825–35; <Hindi celā; compare Pali cellaka monk, Prakrit cilla boy, student OTHER WORDS FROM chela che·la·ship, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chela Two wooden stools are set within it and the guru and his chela take their seats on these. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV\|R.V. Russell Receive him in your midst as the chela of a new avatar which will be unfolded to him under your tender guidance. Fashionable Philosophy\|Laurence Oliphant The master suddenly seized a burning log and lightly struck the bare shoulder of a chela who was close to the fire. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda "The Blissful Mother travels widely in India; in many parts she has hundreds of disciples," the chela told me. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda I have now no chela, but I will take the alms-bowl and thus enable the charitable to acquire merit.' Kim\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for chela (1 of 2) chela¹ / (ˈkiːlə) / noun plural lae (-liː) a large pincer-like claw of such arthropods as the crab and scorpion Derived forms of chela cheliferous (kɪˈlɪfərəs), adjective Word Origin for chela C17: New Latin, from Greek khēlē claw British Dictionary definitions for chela (2 of 2) chela² / (ˈtʃeɪlə) / noun Hinduism a disciple of a religious teacher Derived forms of chela chelaship, noun Word Origin for chela C19: from Hindi celā, from Sanskrit ceta servant, slave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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