सीटी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit सीट्ट (sīṭṭa). Cognate with Marathi शिट्टी (śiṭṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /siː.ʈiː/

Noun

सीटी • (sīṭī) f (Urdu spelling سیٹی)

1. a whistle (tool)
2. a whistle (sound), the act of whistling

Declension

Declension of सीटी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सीटी sīṭī	सीटियाँ sīṭiyā̃
oblique	सीटी sīṭī	सीटियों sīṭiyõ
vocative	सीटी sīṭī	सीटियो sīṭiyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सीटी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सीटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sīṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press