छठ

See also: छठा, छठे, and छठी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit षष्टी (ṣaṣṭī, “sixth”), since it falls on the sixth day of Śukla Pakṣ of the month Kārtik.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰəʈʰ/, [t͡ʃʰɐʈʰ]

Proper noun

छठ • (chaṭh) m

1. (Hinduism) Chhath (Hindu festival celebrated in certain areas of North India and Nepal)

   Synonyms: सूर्य छठ (sūrya chaṭh), डाला छठ (ḍālā chaṭh)

Declension

Declension of छठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छठ chaṭh	छठ chaṭh
oblique	छठ chaṭh	छठों chaṭhõ
vocative	छठ chaṭh	छठो chaṭho

References

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