चिमटा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀩𑁆 (*cimb). Compare Gujarati ચીમટો (cīmṭo), ચીમટી (cīmṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪm.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ̃m.ʈäː]

Noun

चिमटा • (cimṭā) m

1. tongs; forceps

Declension

Declension of चिमटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चिमटा cimṭā	चिमटे cimṭe
oblique	चिमटे cimṭe	चिमटों cimṭõ
vocative	चिमटे cimṭe	चिमटो cimṭo

See also

• चिमटी (cimṭī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिमटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 317
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cimb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press