Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chooda/ ਚ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਚੂੜਾ chooda Say it**CHOO-rha, two syllables, with a long oo and the stress on the first syllable**Type**Noun** In short Chooda (ਚੂੜਾ) is the Punjabi word for a bride's set of red and white wedding bangles. It is a masculine noun. The set is gifted to the bride by her maternal uncle and aunt at the chooda chadana ceremony, and she wears it through the wedding and into her early married life. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮਾਮੇ ਨੇ ਲਾੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਚੂੜਾ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਇਆ੤Her maternal uncle put the chooda on the bride. _the chooda chadana ceremony_ 2. 2ਉਸ ਦਾ ਲਾਲ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਚੂੜਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ੤Her red and white chooda looks very beautiful. _the colours of the set_ 3. 3ਸਹੇਲੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਚੂੜੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਲੀਰੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਦਿੱਤੇ੤Her friends tied kalire to the chooda. _kalire: the dangling ornaments_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਚੂੜਾ ਪਾਈ ਰੱਖਦੀ ਹੈ੤Even after the wedding she keeps wearing the chooda. _worn into early married life_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਚੂੜਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਹ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੱਟੀਆਂ ਚੂੜੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸੈੱਟ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ੤ ਇਹ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ੤ ਚੂੜਾ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਰਸਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਮਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਮੀ ਲਾੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਚੂੜਾ ਭੇਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਗੁੱਟਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ੤ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਚੂੜੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੁੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੁਬੋਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਨਵੀਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਹੈ੤ ਲਾਲ ਰੰਗ ਪਿਆਰ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬੱਧਤਾ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਰੰਗ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦਾ੤ ਭੈਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਹੇਲੀਆਂ ਚੂੜੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਲੀਰੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ੤ Chooda (ਚੂੜਾ) is the Punjabi word for the set of red and white bangles a bride wears at her wedding. It is a masculine noun. The set is not bought by the bride herself: it is gifted to her in its own ceremony, the chooda chadana, by her maternal uncle and aunt. ## What does chooda mean in Punjabi? Chooda means the bridal bangle set, a full set of red and white bangles worn on both wrists through the wedding ceremonies and into the first period of married life. Kalyanam's guide to bridal churas, also spelt choora or chooda, describes it as a set traditionally worn by Punjabi brides during the wedding and the early married period after it. ## What happens at the chooda ceremony? At the chooda chadana, the bride's maternal uncle and aunt present her with the set and place it on her wrists. Manyavar's guide to Punjabi wedding rituals adds that the bangles are first dipped in milk and water, symbolising purity and new beginnings. Her sisters and female friends then tie kalire, umbrella shaped golden ornaments, to the bangles, and it is said that if a kalira falls on an unmarried girl's head, she will be the next to marry. ## What do the red and white bangles mean? The two colours carry the meaning of the set. Red stands for passion, love and commitment, and white for purity and peace, so the chooda is a reminder of the love and purity the new life should hold. Tradition counts 21 bangles in the set, a number held auspicious and read as the mark of a new beginning. ## How long does a bride wear the chooda? The bride wears the chooda through all the wedding ceremonies and for a period after the marriage, carrying her family's blessings into her new home. The traditional practice was to wear it for a year; today many brides wear it for a month or for 40 days, and the length varies by family custom. ## Related words [ਮਹਿੰਦੀmehndihenna: the reddish brown dye from henna leaves, and the art of painting it on hands and feet](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mehndi/)[ਵਿਆਹvyahMarriage; wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vyah/)[ਮਾਮਾmamaMother's brother; maternal uncle](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mama/)[ਕੁੜਮਾਈkurmaithe formal Punjabi engagement ceremony, also called sagai](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kurmai/)[ਸ਼ਗਨshagunauspicious gift of money or goods given as a blessing, especially at a wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/shagun/)[ਵਿਆਹ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦVyah de ShabdPunjabi wedding words: kurmai, shagun, Anand Karaj, laavan, baraat, jaago, milni and doli in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-wedding-words/) Sources (2) 1. [Punjabi Wedding Rituals: Top Pre-Wedding Customs | Manyavar](https://www.manyavar.com/en-in/blogs/top-punjabi-wedding-rituals-from-roka-to-chooda-guide.html) 2. [Bridal Churas: Symbolism, Tradition, and Modernity | Kalyanam](https://blog.kalyanam.co.uk/indian-pakistan-tamil-weddings/punjabi-weddings/what-are-bridal-churas/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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