ਚੇਤ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਚੇਤ੍ਰ (cetr)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃeːt̪ᵊ]
Noun
ਚੇਤ • (cet) m (Shahmukhi spelling چیت)
- Chaitra (the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar months)
- Chet (first month of the Nanakshahi calendar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਚੇਤ (cet) | ਚੇਤ (cet) |
| oblique | ਚੇਤ (cet) | ਚੇਤਾਂ (cetā̃) |
| vocative | ਚੇਤਾ (cetā) | ਚੇਤੋ (ceto) |
| ablative | ਚੇਤੋਂ (cetõ) | — |
| locative | ਚੇਤੇ (cete) | ਚੇਤੀਂ (cetī̃) |
| instrumental | ਚੇਤੇ (cete) | ਚੇਤੀਂ (cetī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚੇਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.