چیونٹی
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Urdu
Alternative forms
- چِینْٹی (cīnṭī), چِین٘ٹی (cī̃ṭī) — colloquial, India
- چُون٘ٹی (cū̃ṭī)
Etymology
Feminine of چْیُونْٹا (cyūnṭā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.jũː.ʈiː/, /t͡ʃjũː.ʈiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
چِیُون٘ٹی or چْیُون٘ٹی • (ciyū̃ṭī or cyū̃ṭī) f (Hindi spelling चिऊंटी)
- ant (insect)
- (figuratively) poor; weak; destitute
- (minced oath, usually in the plural) snob, idiot, fool, retard
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī) | چیُون٘ٹِیاں (cyūnṭiyā̃) |
| oblique | چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī) | چیُون٘ٹِیوں (cyūnṭiyō̃) |
| vocative | چیُون٘ٹی (cyūnṭī) | چیُون٘ٹِیو (cyūnṭiyō) |
Further reading
- “چیونٹی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “چیونٹی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چیونٹی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.