छाता

See also: छाती and छत

Hindi

छाता

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella”). Doublet of चादर (cādar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.t̪ɑː/, [t͡ʃʰäː.t̪äː]

Noun

छाता • (chātā) m (Urdu spelling چھاتا)

1. umbrella

Declension

Declension of छाता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छाता chātā	छाते chāte
oblique	छाते chāte	छातों chātõ
vocative	छाते chāte	छातो chāto

Descendants

• → English: chatta

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “छाता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1628
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “छाता”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 223
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छाता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 341
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “छाता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 211.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छाता (chātā). Doublet of छातो (chāto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʰät̪ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: छाता

Noun

छाता • (chātā)

1. umbrella (used to protect against the sun or rain)

Declension

Declension of छाता
	Singular	Plural
nominative	छाता [t͡sʰät̪ä]	छाताहरू [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾu]
accusative/dative	छातालाई [t͡sʰät̪äläi]	छाताहरूलाई [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	छाताले [t͡sʰät̪äle]	छाताहरूले [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾule]
ablative	छाताबाट [t͡sʰät̪äbäʈʌ]	छाताहरूबाट [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	छाताको [t͡sʰät̪äko]	छाताहरूको [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾuko]
locative	छातामा [t͡sʰät̪ämä]	छाताहरूमा [t͡sʰät̪ä̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “छाता”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar