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चोट

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*coṭṭa), ultimately from Sanskrit चुट् (cuṭ, to cut).[1] Cognate to Punjabi ਚੋਟ (coṭ), Nepali चोट (coṭ), Bengali চোট (cōṭ), Assamese চোট (süt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoːʈ/

Noun

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चोट (coṭf (Urdu spelling چوٹ)

  1. injury, hurt, wound
    चोट लगनाcoṭ lagnāto get hurt
    मुझे चोट लग गई!mujhe coṭ lag gaī!I got hurt!
  2. (by extension) pain, affliction
    चोट पहुँचनाcoṭ pahũcnāto get hurt (usually non-physical)
    दिल की चोटdil kī coṭaffliction (literally, “injury of the heart”)
    शब्दों से चोट पहुँचानाśabdõ se coṭ pahũcānāto hurt with words

Declension

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Declension of चोट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चोट
coṭ
चोटें
coṭẽ
oblique चोट
coṭ
चोटों
coṭõ
vocative चोट
coṭ
चोटो
coṭo

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuṭáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press