Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *क्षुट्ट (kṣuṭṭa), from *क्षुट् (kṣuṭ, to release, root)[1] + -त (-ta, -ed). Compare چُھوٹْنَا (chūṭnā, to be released) and چُھوٹ (chūṭ, liberty, freedom). Cognate with Punjabi ਛੁੱਟ (chuṭṭa) / چُھٹّ (chuṭṭ), Gujarati છુટ્ટું (chuṭṭũ), Marathi सुटे (suṭe).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

چُھٹّا (chuṭṭā) (Hindi spelling छुट्टा)

  1. untethered, unrestrained
  2. detached, single, unencumbered
  3. mere, simple
  4. miscellaneous
Declension edit
Declension of چھٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چُھٹّا (chuṭṭā) چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī)
indirect چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī)
vocative چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī)

Noun edit

چُھٹّا (chuṭṭām (Hindi spelling छुट्टा)

  1. a small change
Declension edit
Declension of چھٹا
singular plural
direct چُھٹّا (chuṭṭā) چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe)
oblique چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّوں (chuṭṭõ)
vocative چُھٹّے (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّو (chuṭṭo)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*KṢUṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading edit

  • چھٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “छुट्टा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 2 edit

Urdu numbers (edit)
60
[a], [b] ←  5 ۶
6
7  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: چِھہ (chi), چَھ (cha)
    Ordinal: چَھٹا (chaṭā), شَشُم (śaśum)
    Multiplier: چَھ گُنا (cha gunā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞 (chaṭṭha), from Sanskrit षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

چھٹا (chaṭā)

  1. sixth
Declension edit
Declension of چھٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چھٹا (chaṭā) چھٹے (chaṭe) چھٹی (chaṭī) چھٹی (chaṭī)
indirect چھٹے (chaṭe) چھٹے (chaṭe) چھٹی (chaṭī) چھٹی (chaṭī)
vocative چھٹے (chaṭe) چھٹے (chaṭe) چھٹی (chaṭī) چھٹی (chaṭī)
Synonyms edit