छुट्टा
Hindi
Etymology
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 छूटना (chūṭnā, “to be released”) and छूट (chūṭ, “liberty, freedom”). Cognate with Punjabi ਛੁੱਟ (chuṭṭa) / چُھٹّ (chuṭṭ), Gujarati છુટ્ટું (chuṭṭũ), Marathi सुटे (suṭe).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰʊʈ.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃʰʊʈ̚.ʈäː]
Adjective
छुट्टा • (chuṭṭā) (Urdu spelling چُھٹّا)
Declension
Declension
Declension of छुट्टा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | छुट्टा chuṭṭā |
छुट्टे chuṭṭe |
| oblique | छुट्टे chuṭṭe |
छुट्टों chuṭṭõ |
| vocative | छुट्टे chuṭṭe |
छुट्टो chuṭṭo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*KṢUṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “छुट्टा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “छुट्टा”, 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.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छुट्टा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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