छतरी

See also: छात्र and छात्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Compare Punjabi ਛਤਰੀ (chatrī). Doublet of छाता (chātā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪.ɾiː/, [t͡ʃʰɐt̪.ɾiː]

Noun

छतरी • (chatrī) f (Urdu spelling چھتری)

1. umbrella

   जल्दी से छतरी ला, बारिश होनेवाली है!

   jaldī se chatrī lā, bāriś honevālī hai!

   Bring an umbrella quickly, it's about to rain!

2. canopy, dome
3. parachute
4. (slang) condom

   Synonym: कंडोम (kaṇḍom)

Declension

Declension of छतरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छतरी chatrī	छतरियाँ chatriyā̃
oblique	छतरी chatrī	छतरियों chatriyõ
vocative	छतरी chatrī	छतरियो chatriyo

Descendants

• → Pashto: چترۍ
• →? Persian:
  • Dari: چتری (čatrī)
• → Yemeni Arabic: شِتْرِي (šitrī, “curtain”)

References

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