छींट

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi छींट for 'spotted', 'variegated', 'speckled', or 'sprayed.'

Noun

छींट • (chī̃ṭ) m

  1. chintz (a calico-pattern Indian fabric)

Declension
Declension of छींट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छींट
chī̃ṭ		 छींट
chī̃ṭ
oblique छींट
chī̃ṭ		 छींटों
chī̃ṭõ
vocative छींट
chī̃ṭ		 छींटो
chī̃ṭo

Descendants
  • → Dutch: sits
    • → Russian: си́тец (sítec), си́тецъ (sítec)
      • → Buryat: сиитис (siitis)
      • → Yakut: сиидэс (siides)
      • → Yup'ik: ciitsaaq
  • → English: chintz
  • → Faroese: kins (probably through another European language)
  • → Persian: چیت‎ (čit)
    • → Azerbaijani: çit
    • → Georgian: ჩითი (čiti)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: چیت‎ (çit)
      • Ottoman Turkish: çit
      • → Armenian: չիթ (čʿitʿ)
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