चाँटा

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃä̃ː.ʈäː]

Noun

चाँटा • (cā̃ṭām (Urdu spelling چانٹا)

  1. slap
    Synonyms: थप्पड़ (thappaṛ), तमाचा (tamācā), चपत (capat)
    उस चोर को तीन-चार चाँटे मरने चाहिए।
    us cor ko tīn-cār cā̃ṭe marne cāhie.
    That thief deserves a couple of slaps.
  2. blow, hit

Declension

Declension of चाँटा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चाँटा
cā̃ṭā
चाँटे
cā̃ṭe
oblique चाँटे
cā̃ṭe
चाँटों
cā̃ṭõ
vocative चाँटे
cā̃ṭe
चाँटो
cā̃ṭo

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