চাটা
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (caṭṭei), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆 (*caṭṭ), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare to Hindi चाटना (cāṭnā), Gujarati ચાટવું (cāṭvũ), Marathi चाटणे (cāṭṇe).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaʈa/, [ˈt͡ʃaʈaˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕata/, [ˈtɕataˑ]
- Rhymes: -aʈa
- Homophones: চাটা (caṭa, “the tea”), চা-টা (ca-ṭa, “tea and stuff”)
- Hyphenation: চা‧টা
Verb
চাটা • (caṭa)
- to lick
- থালা চাটিস না তো! ― thala caṭiś na tō! ― Don't lick thy plate!
Conjugation
| verbal noun | চাটা (caṭa) |
|---|---|
| infinitive | চাটতে (caṭte) |
| progressive participle | চাটতে-চাটতে (caṭte-caṭte) |
| conditional participle | চাটলে (caṭle) |
| perfect participle | চেটে (ceṭe) |
| habitual participle | চেটে-চেটে (ceṭe-ceṭe) |
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| very familiar | familiar | familiar | polite | |||
| simple present | চাটি (caṭi) | চাটিস (caṭiś) | চাটো (caṭo) | চাটে (caṭe) | চাটেন (caṭen) | |
| present continuous | চাটছি (caṭchi) | চাটছিস (caṭchiś) | চাটছ (caṭcho) | চাটছে (caṭche) | চাটছেন (caṭchen) | |
| present perfect | চেটেছি (ceṭechi) | চেটেছিস (ceṭechiś) | চেটেছ (ceṭecho) | চেটেছে (ceṭeche) | চেটেছেন (ceṭechen) | |
| simple past | চাটলাম (caṭlam) | চাটলি (caṭli) | চাটলে (caṭle) | চাটল (caṭlo) | চাটলেন (caṭlen) | |
| past continuous | চাটছিলাম (caṭchilam) | চাটছিলি (caṭchili) | চাটছিলে (caṭchile) | চাটছিল (caṭchilo) | চাটছিলেন (caṭchilen) | |
| past perfect | চেটেছিলাম (ceṭechilam) | চেটেছিলি (ceṭechili) | চেটেছিলে (ceṭechile) | চেটেছিল (ceṭechilo) | চেটেছিলেন (ceṭechilen) | |
| habitual/conditional past | চাটতাম (caṭtam) | চাটতিস/চাটতি (caṭtiś/caṭti) | চাটতে (caṭte) | চাটত (caṭto) | চাটতেন (caṭten) | |
| future | চাটব (caṭbo) | চাটবি (caṭbi) | চাটবে (caṭbe) | চাটবে (caṭbe) | চাটবেন (caṭben) | |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press