चिरकुट

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of चिरना (cirnā, “to be torn”) +‎ Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (kuṭṭa, “powder, stick, *broken”); for the second element, compare Marathi कुटका (kuṭkā, “small stick, piece”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪɾ.kʊʈ/

Noun

चिरकुट • (cirkuṭ) m (Urdu spelling چرکٹ)

1. rags, tatters

   Synonym: चिथड़ा (cithṛā)

Declension

Declension of चिरकुट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चिरकुट cirkuṭ	चिरकुट cirkuṭ
oblique	चिरकुट cirkuṭ	चिरकुटों cirkuṭõ
vocative	चिरकुट cirkuṭ	चिरकुटो cirkuṭo

References

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