तिलचट्टा
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- तेलचट्टा (telcaṭṭā)
Etymology
editFrom तेल (tel, “oil”) + चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat up”) + -आ (-ā), named so for its attraction to foodstuffs such as oil. Influenced by Sanskrit तैलपायिका (tailapāyikā). Cognate with Bengali তেলাপোকা (telapōka)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editतिलचट्टा • (tilcaṭṭā) m (Urdu spelling تل چٹا)
Declension
editDeclension of तिलचट्टा (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तिलचट्टा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press