बातचीत
Hindi
Etymology
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Compound of बात (bāt, “talk, matter”) + *चीत (*cīt), a term found only in this compound, from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (citti), from Sanskrit चित्ति (citti, “thought”). Cognate to Gujarati વાતચીત (vātcīt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑːt̪.t͡ʃiːt̪/, [bäːt̚.t͡ʃiːt̪]
Noun
बातचीत • (bātcīt) f (Urdu spelling باتچیت)
- conversation
- dialogue
- talk
- Synonym: गुफ़्तगू (guftagū)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बातचीत bātcīt |
बातचीतें bātcītẽ |
| oblique | बातचीत bātcīt |
बातचीतों bātcītõ |
| vocative | बातचीत bātcīt |
बातचीतो bātcīto |
Derived terms
- बातचीत करना (bātcīt karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बातचीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press