चोट्टा

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Hindi

Alternative forms

चोरटा (corṭā)

Etymology

From चोर (cor, “thief”) +‎ -टा (-ṭā, pleonastic suffix).^[1] Compare alternative form चोरटा (corṭā).
From Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*cŏṭṭa, “thief”), derived from Dravidian. Compare Tamil சொட்டு (coṭṭu, “to knock on the head; to cheat; to snatch away”), சுற்று (cuṟṟu, “to move around in an orbit; to get by trickery; to steal away”).^[2]

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoːʈ.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃoːʈ̚.ʈäː]
Rhymes: -oːʈʈɑː

Noun

चोट्टा • (coṭṭā) m (feminine चोट्टी, Urdu spelling چوٹّا)

a petty thief, pilferer

Declension

Declension of चोट्टा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चोट्टा coṭṭā	चोट्टे coṭṭe
oblique	चोट्टे coṭṭe	चोट्टों coṭṭõ
vocative	चोट्टे coṭṭe	चोट्टो coṭṭo

References

^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चोट्टा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1585
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 268

Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चोट्टा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 217

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