चट्टान

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəʈ.ʈɑːn/, [t͡ʃɐʈ̚.ʈä̃ːn]

Noun

चट्टान • (caṭṭān) f

1. rock, crag, cliff; rock formation
2. reef

Derived terms

• मूंगा चट्टान (mūṅgā caṭṭān)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चट्टान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चट्टान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha