ਚਿੱਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From reconstructed Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa). Doublet of ਚਿੱਠੀ (ciṭṭhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪʈ̚.ʈʰäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਚਿੱਠਾ • (ciṭṭhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چِٹّھَا)

1. account
2. wages
3. a long letter

Declension

Declension of ਚਿੱਠਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਚਿੱਠਾ (ciṭṭhā)	ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)
oblique	ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)	ਚਿੱਠਿਆਂ (ciṭṭhiā̃)
vocative	ਚਿੱਠਿਆ (ciṭṭhiā)	ਚਿੱਠਿਓ (ciṭṭhio)
ablative	ਚਿੱਠਿਓਂ (ciṭṭhiõ)	—
locative	ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)	—
instrumental	ਚਿੱਠੇ (ciṭṭhe)	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਚਿੱਠਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025