छितराना

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Uncertain. Cognate with Punjabi ਛਿਤਰਨਾ (chitranā), Nepali छित्रिनु (chitrinu), Marathi शितडणे (śitaḍṇe), Sindhi ڇِٽڙائِڻُ (chiṭṛāiṇu).

    Turner reconstructs Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀭𑁆 (*chitr) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-).[1] Platts instead suggests inheritance from Sanskrit क्षिप्त (kṣipta, thrown), from क्षिप् (kṣip).[2] Note the existence of Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (chitta, touched) and 𑀔𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (khitta, thrown).

    Compare the synonyms छिड़कना (chiṛaknā) and छींटना (chī̃ṭnā).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɪt̪.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰɪt̪.ɾäː.näː]

    Verb

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    छितराना (chitrānā) (ambitransitive, Urdu spelling چھِتْرَانَا)

    1. to be sprinkled, scattered, spread
      Synonyms: बिखरना (bikharnā), फैलना (phailnā)
    2. to sprinkle, scatter, spread
      Synonyms: बिखेरना (bikhernā), फैलाना (phailānā), छिड़कना (chiṛaknā), छींटना (chī̃ṭnā)

    Conjugation

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chitr”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “چهترانا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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