چٹکی

Urdu

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊʈ.kiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: چُٹ‧کی

Noun

چُٹْکی • (cuṭkī) f (Hindi spelling चुटकी)

1. pinch
2. snap (of fingers)

Declension

Declension of چٹکی
	singular	plural
direct	چُٹْکی (cuṭkī)	چُٹْکیاں (cuṭkiyā̃)
oblique	چُٹْکی (cuṭkī)	چُٹْکیوں (cuṭkiyō̃)
vocative	چُٹْکی (cuṭkī)	چُٹْکیو (cuṭkiyō)

Further reading

• “چٹکی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چٹکی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چٹکی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪʈ.kiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: چِٹ‧کی

Noun

چِٹْکی • (ciṭkī) f (Hindi spelling चिटकी)

1. (obsolete) sunshine; hotness; scorching heat

Declension

Declension of چٹکی
	singular	plural
direct	چِٹْکی (ciṭkī)	چِٹْکیاں (ciṭkiyā̃)
oblique	چِٹْکی (ciṭkī)	چِٹْکیوں (ciṭkiyō̃)
vocative	چِٹْکی (ciṭkī)	چِٹْکیو (ciṭkiyō)

References

• “چٹکی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “chiTkii”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “چٿکي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.