तिलचट्टा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • तेलचट्टा (telcaṭṭā)

Etymology

From तेल (tel, “oil”) +‎ चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat up”) +‎ -आ (-ā), named so for its attraction to foodstuffs such as oil. Influenced by Sanskrit तैलपायिका (tailapāyikā). Cognate with Bengali তেলাপোকা (telapōka)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪl.t͡ʃəʈ.ʈɑː/, [t̪ɪl.t͡ʃɐʈ̚.ʈäː]

Noun

तिलचट्टा • (tilcaṭṭā) m (Urdu spelling تل چٹا)

  1. cockroach

Declension

Declension of तिलचट्टा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct तिलचट्टा
tilcaṭṭā 		तिलचट्टे
tilcaṭṭe
oblique तिलचट्टे
tilcaṭṭe 		तिलचट्टों
tilcaṭṭõ
vocative तिलचट्टे
tilcaṭṭe 		तिलचट्टो
tilcaṭṭo

References

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