चाटु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चाटु (cāṭu).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ʈuː/, [t͡ʃäː.ʈuː]
Rhymes: -ɑː.ʈuː, -uː
Homophone: चाटू (cāṭū)

Noun

चाटु • (cāṭu) m (Urdu spelling چاٹو)

flattery, adulation, false praise
Synonyms: चापलूसी (cāplūsī), ख़ुशामद (xuśāmad)
(Delhi, slang) a chatterbox

Declension

Declension of *चाटु* (masc u-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चाटु cāṭu	चाटु cāṭu
oblique	चाटु cāṭu	चाटुओं cāṭuõ
vocative	चाटु cāṭu	चाटुओ cāṭuo

Derived terms

चाटु-पटु (cāṭu-paṭu)
चाटुक (cāṭuk)
चाटुकार (cāṭukār)
चाटुकारिता (cāṭukāritā)
चाटुकारी (cāṭukārī)
चाटुता (cāṭutā)
चाटुलोल (cāṭulol)

References

Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चाटु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House