चाँटा

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃä̃ː.ʈäː]

Noun

चाँटा • (cā̃ṭā) m (Urdu spelling چانٹا)

1. a slap

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   उस चोर को तीन-चार चाँटे मरने चाहिए।

   us cor ko tīn-cār cā̃ṭe marne cāhie.

   That thief deserves a couple of slaps.

   Synonyms: थप्पड़ (thappaṛ), तमाचा (tamācā), चपत (capat)

2. a blow, hit

References

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