چھٹا

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *क्षुट्ट (kṣuṭṭa), from *क्षुट् (kṣuṭ, “to release”, root)[1] + -त (-ta, “-ed”). Compare چُھوٹْنَا‎ (chūṭnā, “to be released”) and چُھوٹ‎ (chūṭ, “liberty, freedom”). Cognate with Punjabi ਛੁੱਟ (chuṭṭa) / چُھٹّ‎ (chuṭṭ), Gujarati છુટ્ટું (chuṭṭũ), Marathi सुटे (suṭe).

Pronunciation

Adjective

چُھٹّا • (chuṭṭā) (Hindi spelling छुट्टा)

  1. untethered, unrestrained
  2. detached, single, unencumbered
  3. mere, simple
  4. miscellaneous
Declension
Declension of چھٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چُھٹّا‎ (chuṭṭā) چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī)
indirect چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī)
vocative چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّی‎ (chuṭṭī)

Noun

چُھٹّا • (chuṭṭā) m (Hindi spelling छुट्टा)

  1. a small change
Declension
Declension of چھٹا
singular plural
direct چُھٹّا‎ (chuṭṭā) چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe)
oblique چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّوں‎ (chuṭṭõ)
vocative چُھٹّے‎ (chuṭṭe) چُھٹّو‎ (chuṭṭo)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*KṢUṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • “چھٹا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “छुट्टा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 2
Urdu numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 ۶
6		 7  → 
    Cardinal: چھہ‎, چھ‎
    Ordinal: چھٹا
    Multiplier: چھ گنا‎

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞 (chaṭṭha), from Sanskrit षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha).

Pronunciation

Adjective

چھٹا • (chaṭā)

  1. sixth
Declension
Declension of چھٹا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چھٹا‎ (chaṭā) چھٹے‎ (chaṭe) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī)
indirect چھٹے‎ (chaṭe) چھٹے‎ (chaṭe) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī)
vocative چھٹے‎ (chaṭe) چھٹے‎ (chaṭe) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī) چھٹی‎ (chaṭī)
Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.