छींट

See also: छोटो, छोटी, छोटा, and छोटे

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • छीट (chīṭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*chiṭ). Related to छींटना (chī̃ṭnā, “to splash, scatter”), छिड़कना (chiṛaknā). Probably unrelated to Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted”), whence चीता (cītā, “cheetah”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰĩːʈ/

Noun

छींट • (chī̃ṭ) f

  1. splash, drop; scattering
    पानी की छींटें मारना ― pānī kī chī̃ṭẽ mārnā ― to splash water (at someone)
  2. the stain made on fabric from a drop of water or other liquid
  3. chintz (a calico-pattern Indian fabric)

Declension

Declension of छींट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छींट
chī̃ṭ 		छींटें
chī̃ṭẽ
oblique छींट
chī̃ṭ 		छींटों
chī̃ṭõ
vocative छींट
chī̃ṭ 		छींटो
chī̃ṭo

Descendants

  • → Dutch: sits
    • → Russian: си́тец (sítec), си́тецъ (sítec) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
      • → Buryat: сиитис (siitis)
      • → Ingrian: sitsa
      • → Yakut: сиидэс (siides)
      • → Yup'ik: ciitsaaq
  • → English: chintz
  • → Faroese: kins (probably through another European language)
  • → Persian: چیت (čit)

References

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