chettar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• छेत्तर् (Devanagari script)
• ছেত্তর্ (Bengali script)
• ඡෙත‍්තර් (Sinhalese script)
• ဆေတ္တရ် or ꧡေတ္တရ် or ꧡေတ်တရ် (Burmese script)
• เฉตฺตรฺ or เฉตตัร (Thai script)
• ᨨᩮᨲ᩠ᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຉຕ຺ຕຣ຺ or ເຉຕຕັຣ (Lao script)
• ឆេត្តរ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄬𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Ultimately chid (“to cut”) +‎ -tar, but this composition predates Pali, being seen in Sanskrit छेत्तृ (chettṛ).

Noun

chettar m

1. cutter, destroyer

Declension

Declension table of "chettar" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	chettā	chettāro or chettā
Accusative (second)	chettāraṃ or chettaraṃ	chettāro or chettāre
Instrumental (third)	chettarā or chettārā or chettunā	chettārehi or chettārebhi
Dative (fourth)	chettu or chettussa or chettuno	chettānaṃ or chettārānaṃ or chettūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	chettarā or chettārā or chettunā	chettārehi or chettārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	chettu or chettussa or chettuno	chettānaṃ or chettārānaṃ or chettūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	chettari	chettāresu or chettūsu
Vocative (calling)	chetta or chettā	chettāro or chettā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဆတ္တာသည် (hcattasany)