ਚਿੱਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚ʈʰaː]

Noun

ਚਿੱਠਾ • (ciṭṭhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھَا)

1. account
2. wages
3. a long letter

Declension

Declension of ਚਿੱਠਾ
dir. sg.	ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā)
dir. pl.	ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
	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.