छतरी
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Compare Punjabi ਛਤਰੀ (chatrī). Doublet of छाता (chātā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]छतरी • (chatrī) f (Urdu spelling چھتری)
- umbrella
- जल्दी से छतरी ला, बारिश होनेवाली है!
- jaldī se chatrī lā, bāriś honevālī hai!
- Bring an umbrella quickly, it's about to rain!
- canopy, dome
- parachute
- (slang) condom
- Synonym: कंडोम (kaṇḍom)
Declension
[edit]Declension of छतरी (fem ī-stem)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press