छाती

See also: छाता and छत

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *chāttiṣ.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃʰäː.t̪iː]

Noun

छाती • (chātī) f (Urdu spelling چهاتي)

1. chest

   मेरी छाती में दर्द है।

   merī chātī mẽ dard hai.

   My chest is in pain.

   Synonym: सीना (sīnā)

2. breast, bosom

   माँ ने बच्चे को छाती से लिपटा लिया।

   mā̃ ne bacce ko chātī se lipṭā liyā.

   The mother hugged the baby to her breast.

3. heart

   मेरी छाती फट जाती है।

   merī chātī phaṭ jātī hai.

   My heart is rent (with grief).

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छाती”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chātti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छाती (chātī).

Noun

छाती • (chātī) f

1. chest
2. breast, bosom
3. (figuratively) courage

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “छाती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छाती”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “छाती”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).