چٹا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਚਿਟਾ (ciṭā /ciṭṭā/), a Middle Indo-Aryan borrowing from Proto-Nuristani *crittá,[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwit-ró-s (whence Sanskrit श्वित्र (śvitrá)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪʈː.ɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چِٹّا • (ciṭṭā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਟਾ)

  1. (colour) white
    Synonym: سَفَیْد‎ (safaid)
  2. fair, white-skinned

Declension
Declension of چٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چٹا‎ (cṭā) چٹے‎ (cṭe) چٹی‎ (cṭī) چٹِیْاں‎ (cṭīyāṉ)
oblique چٹے‎ (cṭe) چٹِیاں‎ (cṭiyāṉ) چٹی‎ (cṭī) چٹِیْاں‎ (cṭīyāṉ)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śvitrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740
  • “چٹا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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