ਛੇਤੀ

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Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Compare Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit च्छति (cchati), च्छिति (cchiti, immediately, quickly), attested in an 11th century text.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ਛੇਤੀ (chetī) (Shahmukhi spelling چھیتی)

  1. quickly, rapidly, hastily
    Synonyms: ਸ਼ਤਾਬੀ (śatābī), ਝੱਬ (jhabba)

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਛੇਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  2. ^ Karashima, Seishi, von Hinüber, Oskar (2012) “cchatti#”, in Die Abhisamācārikā Dharmāḥ Verhaltensregeln für buddhistische Mönche der Mahāsāṃghika-Lokottaravādins[1], volume III: Grammatik, Glossar und Nachträge, Tokyo: The International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, Soka University, page 249

Further reading

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  • ਛੇਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024