चाटना

See also: चटनी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit चट्टेइ (caṭṭei, to devour with relish, eat noisily, onomatopoeia). Compare Gujarati ચાટવું (cāṭvũ), Marathi चाटणे (ċāṭṇe), Bengali চাটা (caṭa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːʈ.nɑː/, [t͡ʃäːʈ.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʈnɑː

Verb

चाटना • (cāṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چاٹنا)

  1. to lick
  2. to eat with appetite
  3. (slang) to bore, annoy

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