छुटपन

Hindi

Etymology

छोटा (choṭā) +‎ -पन (-pan)

Noun

छुटपन • (chuṭpanm (Urdu spelling چھٹ پن)

  1. childhood, infancy
    Synonyms: बचपन (bacpan), बाल्यावस्था (bālyāvasthā)
    छुटपन में वह बहुत शरारती था।
    chuṭpan mẽ vah bahut śarārtī thā.
    He was very mischievous in his childhood.

Declension

Declension of छुटपन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छुटपन
chuṭpan
छुटपन
chuṭpan
oblique छुटपन
chuṭpan
छुटपनों
chuṭpanõ
vocative छुटपन
chuṭpan
छुटपनो
chuṭpano

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छुटपन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.