चटपटा

Hindi

Etymology

Compare चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.ʈəp.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ.ʈɐp.ʈäː]

Adjective

चटपटा • (caṭpaṭā) (Urdu spelling چٹپٹا)

1. spicy, tangy, flavorful

   आज का खाना एकदम चटपटा था।

   āj kā khānā ekdam caṭpaṭā thā!

   Today's food was really flavorful!

Conjugation

Declension of चटपटा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	चटपटा caṭapṭā	चटपटे caṭapṭe	चटपटी caṭapṭī	चटपटी caṭapṭī
oblique	चटपटे caṭapṭe	चटपटे caṭapṭe	चटपटी caṭapṭī	चटपटी caṭapṭī
vocative	चटपटे caṭapṭe	चटपटे caṭapṭe	चटपटी caṭapṭī	चटपटी caṭapṭī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चटपटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press