छुट्टी
See also: छिट्टो
Hindi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification. Cognate with Punjabi ਛੁੱਟੀ (chuṭṭī), Marathi सुट्टी (suṭṭī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰʊʈ.ʈiː/, [t͡ʃʰʊʈ̚.ʈiː]
Noun
छुट्टी • (chuṭṭī) f (Urdu spelling چھٹی)
- leave, absence from work
- उसने एक हफ़्ते की छुट्टी माँगी।
- usne ek hafte kī chuṭṭī māṅgī.
- He asked for a week's leave.
- holiday
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | छुट्टी chuṭṭī |
छुट्टियाँ chuṭṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | छुट्टी chuṭṭī |
छुट्टियों chuṭṭiyõ |
| vocative | छुट्टी chuṭṭī |
छुट्टियो chuṭṭiyo |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छुट्टी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “छुट्टी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.