Chela

Chela
Not to be confused with Xela, a town in Guatemala.

Chela has two main meanings. One derivation comes from Hindi (cela) from Sanskrit (ceta), meaning "slave" or "servant". In English, the word means a religious student or disciple. The other derivation comes from Greek (chele) and Latin (chela), meaning "claw", now specifically that of an arthropod.

Chela may also refer to:

  • Chela (fish), a small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family
  • Chela (organ), a pincerlike organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods like a crab
  • Juan Ignacio Chela (born 1979), a professional tennis player from Argentina
  • The Chela meteorite fall of 1988 in Tanzania
  • Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia

See also

  • Serra da Chela, a mountain range in Angola

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  • Chela — Juan Ignacio Chela Chela Ruiz Chela, un género de peces que incluye las especies: Chela caeruleostigmata Chela maassi Chela laubuca Chela fasciata Chela dadiburjori Chela cachius …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chela — (von lat. chela „Klaue“) bezeichnet: Chela (Gliederfüßer), die Scheren der Krebse und Skorpione Chela (Gattung), eine südasiatische Gattung der Karpfenfische Chela ist der Familienname von Juan Ignacio Chela (* 1979), argentinischer Tennisspieler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chela — Che la, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh claw.] (Zo[ o]l.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chela — Che la, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr. c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.] In India, a dependent person occupying a position between that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple or novice. {Che la*ship}, n.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chela — (Ch. Buchanan), Gattung der Karpfen, die Rückenflosse steht dem Anfang der Afterflosse gegenüber, Körper gedrückt wie beim Häring. Art: Ziege (Sichling, Ch. cultrata, Cyprianus aultr,). Bauch dünn, Seitenlinie zickzackähnlich, oben dunkelgrau,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • chela — chela. f. V. chelo2 …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • chela — / kɛla/ (o chele) s.f. [dal lat. chele es (pl. chelae arum ), gr. khēlḗ]. (zool.) [parte terminale degli arti di vari artropodi, in partic. crostacei e aracnidi] ▶◀ Ⓖ pinza, Ⓖ tenaglia …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • chela — sustantivo femenino 1. Uso/registro: jergal. Origen: Perú. Cerveza …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • chela — f. ☛ V. chelo2 …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • chela — [kē′lə] n. pl. chelae [kē′lē] [ModL < Gr chēlē, claw < IE base * ĝhēi, to YAWN] a pincerlike claw of a crab, lobster, scorpion, etc …   English World dictionary

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