छतरी

See also: छात्र and छात्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Compare Punjabi ਛਤਰੀ (chatrī). Doublet of छाता (chātā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪.ɾiː/

Noun

छतरी • (chatrī) f (Urdu spelling چھتری‎)

umbrella
जल्दी से छतरी ला, बारिश होनेवाली है!
jaldī se chatrī lā, bāriś honevālī hai!
Bring an umbrella quickly, it's about to rain!
canopy, dome
parachute
(slang) condom
Synonym: कंडोम (kaṇḍom)

Declension

Declension of छतरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छतरी chatrī	छतरियाँ chatriyā̃
oblique	छतरी chatrī	छतरियों chatriyõ
vocative	छतरी chatrī	छतरियो chatriyo

Descendants

→ Pashto: چترۍ‎

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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