# chela
## English
### Etymology 1

From Latin chele, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ).

#### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈkilə/
* (UK) IPA: /ˈkiːlə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

chela (plural chelae)
* A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from 17th c.]
** 1646, Thomas Browne, chapter III, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 5:It happeneth often, I confess, that a lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer than the other […]
** 1993, The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour, page 232:The tail is curved up over the body and the pedipalps held forwards with the tip of the movable finger of the chela in contact with the sand.
** 2004, Raymond T. Bauer, Remarkable Shrimps: Adaptations and Natural History of the Carideans, page 26:The two brushes on each chela snap open into semicircular fans, forming fine-mesh baskets that passively filter water.

##### Derived terms

* chelate
* cheli-

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi चेला (celā).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.lə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

chela (plural chelas or chele)
* A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. [from 19th c.]
** 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 184:In fact, Gilgamesh's instructions are still-valid directions from the guru to the chela.
** 1987, Phirozshah Dorabji Mehta, The Heart of Religion, page 36:The guru had insight. He understood his chela. The relationship between a guru and his chela was as a father to a son, as a whole person to a whole person, individual and unique.
** 2002, Warrior of Light: The Life of Nicholas Roerich: Artist, Himalayan Explorer, and Visionary, page 52:The guru-chela relationship was a theme in many of Nicholas's paintings. In Pearl of Searching, the guru is looking thoughtfully at a pearl necklace with his chela. This symbolizes the "pearl of great price" that gives purpose to life.
** 2007, Michael Bertiaux, The Voudon Gnostic Workbook: Expanded Edition, page 455:This, of course, is done by the guru as the result of a long process in which his consciousness must merge with that of the chela and wherein the chela is absorbed essentially into the guru.

##### Derived terms

* chelaship

### Anagrams

* Hecla, Leach, leach

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin chele, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛ.la/
* Rhymes: -ɛla
* Hyphenation: chè‧la

### Noun

chela f (plural chele)
* pincer (of a crustacean)

## Ladin
### Adjective

chela f sg
* feminine singular of chel

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* (Greater Poland):
** (Kuyavia) IPA: /ˈxɛ.la/

### Noun

chela f
* (Kuyavia) Alternative form of hela

### Further reading

* Oskar Kolberg (1867) “chela”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Yucatec Maya chel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃela/ [ˈt͡ʃe.la]
* Rhymes: -ela
* Syllabification: che‧la

### Noun

chela f (plural chelas)
* (Mexico, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, slang) beer
    Synonyms: cerveza, cheve
    Vamos a tomar unas chelas.Let's go drink some brews.

#### Derived terms

* michelada

### Noun

chela f (plural chelas)
* female equivalent of chelo

### Adjective

chela
* feminine singular of chelo

### Further reading

* “chelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Zulu
### Verb

-chela
* to spray, to sprinkle

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuchela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuchela | ukungacheli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | chela | -chele |
| Plural | chelani | -cheleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyachela, ngichela | engichelayo, engichela | ngichela | angicheli | engingacheli | ngingacheli |
| 2nd singular | uyachela, uchela | ochelayo, ochela | uchela | awucheli | ongacheli | ungacheli |
| 1st plural | siyachela, sichela | esichelayo, esichela | sichela | asicheli | esingacheli | singacheli |
| 2nd plural | niyachela, nichela | enichelayo, enichela | nichela | anicheli | eningacheli | ningacheli |
| Class 1 | uyachela, uchela | ochelayo, ochela | echela | akacheli | ongacheli | engacheli |
| Class 2 | bayachela, bachela | abachelayo, abachela | bechela | abacheli | abangacheli | bengacheli |
| Class 3 | uyachela, uchela | ochelayo, ochela | uchela | awucheli | ongacheli | ungacheli |
| Class 4 | iyachela, ichela | echelayo, echela | ichela | ayicheli | engacheli | ingacheli |
| Class 5 | liyachela, lichela | elichelayo, elichela | lichela | alicheli | elingacheli | lingacheli |
| Class 6 | ayachela, achela | achelayo, achela | echela | awacheli | angacheli | engacheli |
| Class 7 | siyachela, sichela | esichelayo, esichela | sichela | asicheli | esingacheli | singacheli |
| Class 8 | ziyachela, zichela | ezichelayo, ezichela | zichela | azicheli | ezingacheli | zingacheli |
| Class 9 | iyachela, ichela | echelayo, echela | ichela | ayicheli | engacheli | ingacheli |
| Class 10 | ziyachela, zichela | ezichelayo, ezichela | zichela | azicheli | ezingacheli | zingacheli |
| Class 11 | luyachela, luchela | oluchelayo, oluchela | luchela | alucheli | olungacheli | lungacheli |
| Class 14 | buyachela, buchela | obuchelayo, obuchela | buchela | abucheli | obungacheli | bungacheli |
| Class 15 | kuyachela, kuchela | okuchelayo, okuchela | kuchela | akucheli | okungacheli | kungacheli |
| Class 17 | kuyachela, kuchela | okuchelayo, okuchela | kuchela | akucheli | okungacheli | kungacheli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngichelile, ngichelē | engichelile, engichelē | ngichelile, ngichelē | angichelanga | engingachelanga | ngingachelanga |
| 2nd singular | uchelile, uchelē | ochelile, ochelē | uchelile, uchelē | awuchelanga | ongachelanga | ungachelanga |
| 1st plural | sichelile, sichelē | esichelile, esichelē | sichelile, sichelē | asichelanga | esingachelanga | singachelanga |
| 2nd plural | nichelile, nichelē | enichelile, enichelē | nichelile, nichelē | anichelanga | eningachelanga | ningachelanga |
| Class 1 | uchelile, uchelē | ochelile, ochelē | echelile, echelē | akachelanga | ongachelanga | engachelanga |
| Class 2 | bachelile, bachelē | abachelile, abachelē | bechelile, bechelē | abachelanga | abangachelanga | bengachelanga |
| Class 3 | uchelile, uchelē | ochelile, ochelē | uchelile, uchelē | awuchelanga | ongachelanga | ungachelanga |
| Class 4 | ichelile, ichelē | echelile, echelē | ichelile, ichelē | ayichelanga | engachelanga | ingachelanga |
| Class 5 | lichelile, lichelē | elichelile, elichelē | lichelile, lichelē | alichelanga | elingachelanga | lingachelanga |
| Class 6 | achelile, achelē | achelile, achelē | echelile, echelē | awachelanga | angachelanga | engachelanga |
| Class 7 | sichelile, sichelē | esichelile, esichelē | sichelile, sichelē | asichelanga | esingachelanga | singachelanga |
| Class 8 | zichelile, zichelē | ezichelile, ezichelē | zichelile, zichelē | azichelanga | ezingachelanga | zingachelanga |
| Class 9 | ichelile, ichelē | echelile, echelē | ichelile, ichelē | ayichelanga | engachelanga | ingachelanga |
| Class 10 | zichelile, zichelē | ezichelile, ezichelē | zichelile, zichelē | azichelanga | ezingachelanga | zingachelanga |
| Class 11 | luchelile, luchelē | oluchelile, oluchelē | luchelile, luchelē | aluchelanga | olungachelanga | lungachelanga |
| Class 14 | buchelile, buchelē | obuchelile, obuchelē | buchelile, buchelē | abuchelanga | obungachelanga | bungachelanga |
| Class 15 | kuchelile, kuchelē | okuchelile, okuchelē | kuchelile, kuchelē | akuchelanga | okungachelanga | kungachelanga |
| Class 17 | kuchelile, kuchelē | okuchelile, okuchelē | kuchelile, kuchelē | akuchelanga | okungachelanga | kungachelanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāchela | engāchela | ngāchela | angichelanga | engingachelanga | ngingachelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāchela | owāchela | wāchela | awuchelanga | ongachelanga | ungachelanga |
| 1st plural | sāchela | esāchela | sāchela | asichelanga | esingachelanga | singachelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāchela | enāchela | nāchela | anichelanga | eningachelanga | ningachelanga |
| Class 1 | wāchela | owāchela | āchela | akachelanga | ongachelanga | engachelanga |
| Class 2 | bāchela | abāchela | bāchela | abachelanga | abangachelanga | bengachelanga |
| Class 3 | wāchela | owāchela | wāchela | awuchelanga | ongachelanga | ungachelanga |
| Class 4 | yāchela | eyāchela | yāchela | ayichelanga | engachelanga | ingachelanga |
| Class 5 | lāchela | elāchela | lāchela | alichelanga | elingachelanga | lingachelanga |
| Class 6 | āchela | āchela | āchela | awachelanga | angachelanga | engachelanga |
| Class 7 | sāchela | esāchela | sāchela | asichelanga | esingachelanga | singachelanga |
| Class 8 | zāchela | ezāchela | zāchela | azichelanga | ezingachelanga | zingachelanga |
| Class 9 | yāchela | eyāchela | yāchela | ayichelanga | engachelanga | ingachelanga |
| Class 10 | zāchela | ezāchela | zāchela | azichelanga | ezingachelanga | zingachelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāchela | olwāchela | lwāchela | aluchelanga | olungachelanga | lungachelanga |
| Class 14 | bāchela | obāchela | bāchela | abuchelanga | obungachelanga | bungachelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāchela | okwāchela | kwāchela | akuchelanga | okungachelanga | kungachelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāchela | okwāchela | kwāchela | akuchelanga | okungachelanga | kungachelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingachela | — | ngingachela | ngingechele | — | ngingechele |
| 2nd singular | ungachela | — | ungachela | ungechele | — | ungechele |
| 1st plural | singachela | — | singachela | singechele | — | singechele |
| 2nd plural | ningachela | — | ningachela | ningechele | — | ningechele |
| Class 1 | angachela | — | engachela | angechele | — | engechele |
| Class 2 | bangachela | — | bengachela | bangechele | — | bengechele |
| Class 3 | ungachela | — | ungachela | ungechele | — | ungechele |
| Class 4 | ingachela | — | ingachela | ingechele | — | ingechele |
| Class 5 | lingachela | — | lingachela | lingechele | — | lingechele |
| Class 6 | angachela | — | engachela | angechele | — | engechele |
| Class 7 | singachela | — | singachela | singechele | — | singechele |
| Class 8 | zingachela | — | zingachela | zingechele | — | zingechele |
| Class 9 | ingachela | — | ingachela | ingechele | — | ingechele |
| Class 10 | zingachela | — | zingachela | zingechele | — | zingechele |
| Class 11 | lungachela | — | lungachela | lungechele | — | lungechele |
| Class 14 | bungachela | — | bungachela | bungechele | — | bungechele |
| Class 15 | kungachela | — | kungachela | kungechele | — | kungechele |
| Class 17 | kungachela | — | kungachela | kungechele | — | kungechele |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizochela | engizochela | ngizochela | angizuchela | engingezuchela | ngingezuchela |
| 2nd singular | uzochela | ozochela | uzochela | awuzuchela | ongezuchela | ungezuchela |
| 1st plural | sizochela | esizochela | sizochela | asizuchela | esingezuchela | singezuchela |
| 2nd plural | nizochela | enizochela | nizochela | anizuchela | eningezuchela | ningezuchela |
| Class 1 | uzochela | ozochela | ezochela | akazuchela | ongezuchela | engezuchela |
| Class 2 | bazochela | abazochela | bezochela | abazuchela | abangezuchela | bengezuchela |
| Class 3 | uzochela | ozochela | uzochela | awuzuchela | ongezuchela | ungezuchela |
| Class 4 | izochela | ezochela | izochela | ayizuchela | engezuchela | ingezuchela |
| Class 5 | lizochela | elizochela | lizochela | alizuchela | elingezuchela | lingezuchela |
| Class 6 | azochela | azochela | ezochela | awazuchela | angezuchela | engezuchela |
| Class 7 | sizochela | esizochela | sizochela | asizuchela | esingezuchela | singezuchela |
| Class 8 | zizochela | ezizochela | zizochela | azizuchela | ezingezuchela | zingezuchela |
| Class 9 | izochela | ezochela | izochela | ayizuchela | engezuchela | ingezuchela |
| Class 10 | zizochela | ezizochela | zizochela | azizuchela | ezingezuchela | zingezuchela |
| Class 11 | luzochela | oluzochela | luzochela | aluzuchela | olungezuchela | lungezuchela |
| Class 14 | buzochela | obuzochela | buzochela | abuzuchela | obungezuchela | bungezuchela |
| Class 15 | kuzochela | okuzochela | kuzochela | akuzuchela | okungezuchela | kungezuchela |
| Class 17 | kuzochela | okuzochela | kuzochela | akuzuchela | okungezuchela | kungezuchela |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyochela | engiyochela | ngiyochela | angiyuchela | engingeyuchela | ngingeyuchela |
| 2nd singular | uyochela | oyochela | uyochela | awuyuchela | ongeyuchela | ungeyuchela |
| 1st plural | siyochela | esiyochela | siyochela | asiyuchela | esingeyuchela | singeyuchela |
| 2nd plural | niyochela | eniyochela | niyochela | aniyuchela | eningeyuchela | ningeyuchela |
| Class 1 | uyochela | oyochela | eyochela | akayuchela | ongeyuchela | engeyuchela |
| Class 2 | bayochela | abayochela | beyochela | abayuchela | abangeyuchela | bengeyuchela |
| Class 3 | uyochela | oyochela | uyochela | awuyuchela | ongeyuchela | ungeyuchela |
| Class 4 | iyochela | eyochela | iyochela | ayiyuchela | engeyuchela | ingeyuchela |
| Class 5 | liyochela | eliyochela | liyochela | aliyuchela | elingeyuchela | lingeyuchela |
| Class 6 | ayochela | ayochela | eyochela | awayuchela | angeyuchela | engeyuchela |
| Class 7 | siyochela | esiyochela | siyochela | asiyuchela | esingeyuchela | singeyuchela |
| Class 8 | ziyochela | eziyochela | ziyochela | aziyuchela | ezingeyuchela | zingeyuchela |
| Class 9 | iyochela | eyochela | iyochela | ayiyuchela | engeyuchela | ingeyuchela |
| Class 10 | ziyochela | eziyochela | ziyochela | aziyuchela | ezingeyuchela | zingeyuchela |
| Class 11 | luyochela | oluyochela | luyochela | aluyuchela | olungeyuchela | lungeyuchela |
| Class 14 | buyochela | obuyochela | buyochela | abuyuchela | obungeyuchela | bungeyuchela |
| Class 15 | kuyochela | okuyochela | kuyochela | akuyuchela | okungeyuchela | kungeyuchela |
| Class 17 | kuyochela | okuyochela | kuyochela | akuyuchela | okungeyuchela | kungeyuchela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngichele | ngingacheli |
| 2nd singular | uchele | ungacheli |
| 1st plural | sichele | singacheli |
| 2nd plural | nichele | ningacheli |
| Class 1 | achele | angacheli |
| Class 2 | bachele | bangacheli |
| Class 3 | uchele | ungacheli |
| Class 4 | ichele | ingacheli |
| Class 5 | lichele | lingacheli |
| Class 6 | achele | angacheli |
| Class 7 | sichele | singacheli |
| Class 8 | zichele | zingacheli |
| Class 9 | ichele | ingacheli |
| Class 10 | zichele | zingacheli |
| Class 11 | luchele | lungacheli |
| Class 14 | buchele | bungacheli |
| Class 15 | kuchele | kungacheli |
| Class 17 | kuchele | kungacheli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngachela | ngangachela, angachela, angangachela |
| 2nd singular | wachela | wangachela, awachela, awangachela |
| 1st plural | sachela | sangachela, asachela, asangachela |
| 2nd plural | nachela | nangachela, anachela, anangachela |
| Class 1 | wachela | wangachela, akachela, akangachela |
| Class 2 | bachela | bangachela, abachela, abangachela |
| Class 3 | wachela | wangachela, awachela, awangachela |
| Class 4 | yachela | yangachela, ayachela, ayangachela |
| Class 5 | lachela | langachela, alachela, alangachela |
| Class 6 | achela | angachela, awachela, awangachela |
| Class 7 | sachela | sangachela, asachela, asangachela |
| Class 8 | zachela | zangachela, azachela, azangachela |
| Class 9 | yachela | yangachela, ayachela, ayangachela |
| Class 10 | zachela | zangachela, azachela, azangachela |
| Class 11 | lwachela | lwangachela, alwachela, alwangachela |
| Class 14 | bachela | bangachela, abachela, abangachela |
| Class 15 | kwachela | kwangachela, akwachela, akwangachela |
| Class 17 | kwachela | kwangachela, akwachela, akwangachela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “chela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “chela (6.3)”