چٹھا

Punjabi

Etymology

From reconstructed Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Doublet of چِٹّھِی (ciṭṭhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚.ʈʰäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

چِٹّھَا • (ciṭṭhā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਠਾ)

1. account
2. wages
3. a long letter

Declension

Declension of چٹھا
dir. sg.	چِٹّھا (ciṭṭhā)
dir. pl.	چِٹّھے (ciṭṭhe)
	singular	plural
direct	چِٹّھا (ciṭṭhā)	چِٹّھے (ciṭṭhe)
oblique	چِٹّھے (ciṭṭhe)	چِٹّھیْاں (ciṭṭhiyāṉ)
vocative	چِٹّھیْا (ciṭṭhiyā)	چِٹّھیو (ciṭṭheyo)
ablative	چِٹّھیوں (ciṭṭheyoṉ)	چِٹّھیْاں (ciṭṭhiyāṉ)
locative	–	چِٹّھِیں (ciṭṭhīṉ)
instrumental	چِٹّھے (ciṭṭhe)	–

References

• “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024