छींट

See also: छोटो, छोटी, छोटा, and छोटे

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi छींट for 'spotted', 'variegated', 'speckled', or 'sprayed'.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰĩːʈ/

Noun

छींट • (chī̃ṭ) m

chintz (a calico-pattern Indian fabric)

Declension

Declension of छींट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छींट chī̃ṭ	छींट chī̃ṭ
oblique	छींट chī̃ṭ	छींटों chī̃ṭõ
vocative	छींट chī̃ṭ	छींटो chī̃ṭo

Descendants

→ Dutch: sits
- → Russian: си́тец (sítec), си́тецъ (sítec)
  - → Buryat: сиитис (siitis)
  - → Ingrian: sitsa
  - → Yakut: сиидэс (siides)
  - → Yup'ik: ciitsaaq
→ English: chintz
→ Faroese: kins (probably through another European language)
→ Persian: چیت (čit)
- → Azerbaijani: çit
- → Georgian: ჩითი (čiti)
- → Ottoman Turkish: چیت (çit)
  - Ottoman Turkish: çit
  - → Armenian: չիթ (čʻitʻ)

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