ਚਿੱਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From reconstructed Sanskrit *चिष्ट (*ciṣṭa). Doublet of ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚.ʈʰäː]
  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਚਿੱਠਾ • (ciṭṭhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھَا)

  1. account
  2. wages
  3. a long letter

Declension

Declension of ਚਿੱਠਾ
singular plural
direct ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā) ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
oblique ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe) ਚਿੱਠਿਆਂ (ciṭṭhiā̃)
vocative ਚਿੱਠਿਆ (ciṭṭhiā) ਚਿੱਠਿਓ (ciṭṭhio)
ablative ਚਿੱਠਿਓਂ (ciṭṭhiõ) —
locative ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe) —
instrumental ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe) —

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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