ચિઠ્ઠી

Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • ચિટ્ઠી (ciṭṭhī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ciṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-), from Sanskrit *चिष्ट (ciṣṭa, “message”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćiṣṭás, possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čištás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis-tós, from *kʷeys- (“to observe”).[1] Cognate with Hindustani چٹھی‎ / चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī), Punjabi ਚਿੱਟ (ciṭṭa) / چِٹّ‎ (ciṭṭ), Nepali चिठी (ciṭhī), Marathi चिठ्ठी (ciṭhṭhī), Bengali চিঠি (ciṭhi), Assamese চিঠি (sithi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪʈʰ.ʈʰi/
  • Hyphenation: ચિઠ્‧ઠી

Noun

ચિઠ્ઠી • (ciṭhṭhī) f

  1. letter
    Synonyms: પત્ર (patra), ખત (khat)
  2. chit, chitty

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ciṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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