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

1. 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)