Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Doublet of ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚ʈʰaː]

Noun edit

ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhām (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھَا)

  1. account
  2. wages
  3. a long letter

Declension edit

Declension of ਚਿੱਠਾ
dir. sg. ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā)
dir. pl. ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
singular plural
direct ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā) ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
oblique ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe) ਚਿੱਠਿਆਂ (ciṭṭhiā̃)
vocative ਚਿੱਠਿਆ (ciṭṭhiā) ਚਿੱਠਿਓ (ciṭṭhio)
ablative ਚਿੱਠਿਓਂ (ciṭṭhiõ)
locative ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
instrumental ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)

References edit

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.