چھٹی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆 (attiā), from Sanskrit आप्तिका (āptikā).

Pronunciation

Noun

چُھٹّی • (chuṭṭi) f (Hindi spelling छुट्टी)

  1. leave, absence from work
    اُس نے ایک ہفتے کی چُھٹّی مان٘گی۔
    usne aik hafte ki chuṭṭi māngi
    He asked for a week's leave.
    (literally, “[he/she/it] has a week 's leave asked.”)
  2. holiday, day off
    اگلے اتوار چُھٹّی ہے۔
    agle itwār chuṭṭi hai.
    Next Sunday is a holiday.
    (literally, “next Sunday holiday is.”)

Declension
Declension of چھٹی
singular plural
direct چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّیاں (chuṭṭiyā̃)
oblique چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّیوں (chuṭṭiyō̃)
vocative چُھٹّی (chuṭṭī) چُھٹّیو (chuṭṭiyō)

Descendants
  • → Kalasha: چیِٹی (čiṭi)

References
  • “چھٹی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چھٹی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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