बातचीत

Hindi

Etymology

From बात (bāt, “talk, matter”). Cognate to Gujarati વાતચીત (vātcīt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːt̪.t͡ʃiːt̪/, [bäːt̚.t͡ʃiːt̪]

Noun

बातचीत • (bātcīt) f (Urdu spelling باتچیت)

1. conversation
2. dialogue
3. talk

   Synonym: गुफ़्तगू (guftagū)

Declension

Declension of बातचीत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बातचीत bātcīt	बातचीतें bātcītẽ
oblique	बातचीत bātcīt	बातचीतों bātcītõ
vocative	बातचीत bātcīt	बातचीतो bātcīto

Derived terms

• बातचीत करना (bātcīt karnā)

References

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