चिट्टी
Hindi
Etymology
Feminine of चिट्टा (ciṭṭā, “bright, white”). Per Turner, ultimately a borrowing of Proto-Nuristani *crittá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwit-ró-s, from *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Related to Sanskrit श्वित्र (śvitrá), English white.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪʈ.ʈiː/, [t͡ʃɪʈ̚.ʈiː]
Noun
चिट्टी • (ciṭṭī) f
- a type of bird
- Synonym: मुनिया (muniyā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चिट्टी ciṭṭī |
चिट्टियाँ ciṭṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | चिट्टी ciṭṭī |
चिट्टियों ciṭṭiyõ |
| vocative | चिट्टी ciṭṭī |
चिट्टियो ciṭṭiyo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvitrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740
- Platts, John T. (1884) “चिट्टी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.