छींट
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- छीट (chīṭ)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*chiṭ). Related to छींटना (chī̃ṭnā, “to splash, scatter”), छिड़कना (chiṛaknā). Probably unrelated to Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted”), whence चीता (cītā, “cheetah”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]छींट • (chī̃ṭ) f
- splash, drop; scattering
- पानी की छींटें मारना ― pānī kī chī̃ṭẽ mārnā ― to splash water (at someone)
- the stain made on fabric from a drop of water or other liquid
- chintz (a calico-pattern Indian fabric)
Declension
[edit]Declension of छींट (fem cons-stem)
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: sits
- → English: chintz
- → Faroese: kins (probably through another European language)
- → Persian: چیت (čit)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छींट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छीँट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha