চাটা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (caṭṭei), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆 (*caṭṭ), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare to Hindi चाटना (cāṭnā), Gujarati ચાટવું (cāṭvũ), Marathi चाटणे (cāṭṇe).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaʈa/, [ˈt͡ʃaʈaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕata/, [ˈtɕataˑ]
• Rhymes: -aʈa
• Homophones: চাটা (caṭa, “the tea”), চা-টা (ca-ṭa, “tea and stuff”)
• Hyphenation: চা‧টা

Verb

চাটা • (caṭa)

1. to lick

   থালা চাটিস না তো! ― thala caṭiś na tō! ― Don't lick thy plate!

Conjugation

Impersonal forms of চাটা

verbal noun	চাটা (caṭa)
infinitive	চাটতে (caṭte)
progressive participle	চাটতে-চাটতে (caṭte-caṭte)
conditional participle	চাটলে (caṭle)
perfect participle	চেটে (ceṭe)
habitual participle	চেটে-চেটে (ceṭe-ceṭe)

Conjugation of চাটা

	1st person	2nd person		3rd person	2nd person	3rd person
		very familiar	familiar	familiar	polite
simple present	চাটি (caṭi)	চাটিস (caṭiś)	চাটো (caṭo)	চাটে (caṭe)	চাটেন (caṭen)
present continuous	চাটছি (caṭchi)	চাটছিস (caṭchiś)	চাটছ (caṭcho)	চাটছে (caṭche)	চাটছেন (caṭchen)
present perfect	চেটেছি (ceṭechi)	চেটেছিস (ceṭechiś)	চেটেছ (ceṭecho)	চেটেছে (ceṭeche)	চেটেছেন (ceṭechen)
simple past	চাটলাম (caṭlam)	চাটলি (caṭli)	চাটলে (caṭle)	চাটল (caṭlo)	চাটলেন (caṭlen)
past continuous	চাটছিলাম (caṭchilam)	চাটছিলি (caṭchili)	চাটছিলে (caṭchile)	চাটছিল (caṭchilo)	চাটছিলেন (caṭchilen)
past perfect	চেটেছিলাম (ceṭechilam)	চেটেছিলি (ceṭechili)	চেটেছিলে (ceṭechile)	চেটেছিল (ceṭechilo)	চেটেছিলেন (ceṭechilen)
habitual/conditional past	চাটতাম (caṭtam)	চাটতিস/চাটতি (caṭtiś/caṭti)	চাটতে (caṭte)	চাটত (caṭto)	চাটতেন (caṭten)
future	চাটব (caṭbo)	চাটবি (caṭbi)	চাটবে (caṭbe)	চাটবে (caṭbe)	চাটবেন (caṭben)

References

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