चाँटी
Hindi
Etymology
From चाँटा (cā̃ṭā, “slap, hit”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.ʈiː/, [t͡ʃä̃ː.ʈiː]
Noun
चाँटी • (cā̃ṭī) f
- a ring of leather surrounding the drumskin of a drum
- Synonym: किनार (kinār)
- (historical) a kind of tax
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चाँटी cā̃ṭī |
चाँटियाँ cā̃ṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | चाँटी cā̃ṭī |
चाँटियों cā̃ṭiyõ |
| vocative | चाँटी cā̃ṭī |
चाँटियो cā̃ṭiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press