छतरी

See also: छात्र and छात्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Compare Punjabi ਛੱਤਰੀ (cḥatrī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰət̪.ɾiː/

Noun

छतरी • (chatrī) f (Urdu spelling چھتری‎)

an umbrella
जल्दी से छतरी ला, बारिश होनेवाली है!
jaldī se chatrī lā, bāriś honevālī hai!
Bring an umbrella quickly, it's about to rain!
a canopy, dome
a parachute

Descendants

→ Pashto: چترۍ‎

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “छतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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