छुट्टी

See also: छिट्टो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਛੁੱਟੀ (chuṭṭī), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰʊʈ.ʈiː/, [t͡ʃʰʊʈ̚.ʈiː]

Noun

छुट्टी • (chuṭṭī) f (Urdu spelling چھٹی)

1. leave, absence from work

   उसने एक हफ़्ते की छुट्टी माँगी।

   usne ek hafte kī chuṭṭī māṅgī.

   He asked for a week's leave.

2. holiday

   Synonyms: अवकाश (avkāś), रुख़सत (ruxsat)

   अगले रविवार को छुट्टी है।

   agle ravivār ko chuṭṭī hai.

   Next Sunday is a holiday.

Declension

Declension of छुट्टी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छुट्टी chuṭṭī	छुट्टियाँ chuṭṭiyā̃
oblique	छुट्टी chuṭṭī	छुट्टियों chuṭṭiyõ
vocative	छुट्टी chuṭṭī	छुट्टियो chuṭṭiyo

Related terms

• छूटना (chūṭnā)
• छोड़ना (choṛnā)
• छूट (chūṭ)
• छूटा (chūṭā)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: છુટ્ટી (chuṭṭī)
• → Malay: cuti
  • Indonesian: cuti
    • → Javanese: ꦕꦸꦠꦶ (cuti)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छुट्टी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “छुट्टी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.