छत्ता
See also: छत
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chatta), from Sanskrit छत्र (chatra, “parasol, umbrella”). Doublet of छाता (chātā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
छत्ता • (chattā) m (Urdu spelling چَھتّا)
- beehive; wasp's nest
- a covered way or passage
- umbrella
- (Bihar) cluster, group (as of buds)
- pericarp of a lotus
Declension edit
Declension of छत्ता (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छत्ता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छत्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “छत्ता”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House