छुट्टी
See also: छिट्टो
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Punjabi ਛੁੱਟੀ (chuṭṭī), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Marathi सुट्टी (suṭṭī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editछुट्टी • (chuṭṭī) f (Urdu spelling چھٹی)
- leave, absence from work
- उसने एक हफ़्ते की छुट्टी माँगी।
- usne ek hafte kī chuṭṭī māṅgī.
- He asked for a week's leave.
- holiday
Declension
editDeclension of छुट्टी (fem ī-stem)
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- 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.