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) + -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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰʊʈ.ʈɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

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)

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)

Further reading

• “چھٹا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• 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
[a], [b] ←  5	۶ 6	7  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: چِھہ (chi), چَھ (cha)     Ordinal: چَھٹا (chaṭā), شَشُم (śaśum)     Multiplier: چَھ گُنا (cha gunā)

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə.ʈɑː/

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)

Synonyms

• ششم (śaśum)