तिलचट्टा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- तेलचट्टा (telcaṭṭā)
Etymology
From तेल (tel, “oil”) + चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat up”) + -आ (-ā), named so for its attraction to foodstuffs such as oil.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪl.t͡ʃəʈ.ʈɑː/, [t̪ɪl.t͡ʃɐʈ̚.ʈäː]
Declension
Declension of तिलचट्टा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तिलचट्टा tilcaṭṭā |
तिलचट्टे tilcaṭṭe |
| oblique | तिलचट्टे tilcaṭṭe |
तिलचट्टों tilcaṭṭõ |
| vocative | तिलचट्टे tilcaṭṭe |
तिलचट्टो tilcaṭṭo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तिलचट्टा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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