चाटु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चाटु (cāṭu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ʈuː/, [t͡ʃäː.ʈuː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː.ʈuː, -uː
• Homophone: चाटू (cāṭū)

Noun

चाटु • (cāṭu) m (Urdu spelling چاٹو)

1. flattery, adulation, false praise

   Synonyms: चापलूसी (cāplūsī), ख़ुशामद (xuśāmad)

2. (Delhi, slang) a chatterbox

Declension

Declension of चाटु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाटु cāṭu	चाटु cāṭu
oblique	चाटु cāṭu	चाटुओं cāṭuõ
vocative	चाटु cāṭu	चाटुओ cāṭuo

Derived terms

• चाटु-पटु (cāṭu-paṭu)
• चाटुक (cāṭuk)
• चाटुकार (cāṭukār)
• चाटुकारिता (cāṭukāritā)
• चाटुकारी (cāṭukārī)
• चाटुता (cāṭutā)
• चाटुलोल (cāṭulol)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चाटु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House