छत्रपति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit छत्रपति (chatrapati). By surface analysis, छत्र (chatra) +‎ पति (pati).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

छत्रपति • (chatrapti) m

1. chhatrapati

Declension

Declension of छत्रपति (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छत्रपति chatrapti	छत्रपति chatrapti
oblique	छत्रपति chatrapti	छत्रपतियों chatraptiyõ
vocative	छत्रपति chatrapti	छत्रपतियो chatraptiyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022), “छत्रपति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छत्रपति (chatrapati). By surface analysis, छत्र (chatra) +‎ पति (pati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰət̪.ɾəp.t̪i/, [t͡ɕʰət̪.ɾəp.t̪iː]

Noun

छत्रपति • (chatrapatī) m (historical)

1. alternative form of छत्रपती (chatrapatī, “title for an emperor or king”)

   छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराजांनी मराठा साम्राज्याची स्थापना केली होती.

   chatrapatī śivājī mahārājānnī marāṭhā sāmrājyācī sthāpnā kelī hotī.

   Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj established the Maratha empire.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “छत्रपति”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press