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Hindi
Etymology
- From चोर (cor, “thief”) + -टा (-ṭā, pleonastic suffix).[1] Compare alternative form चोरटा (corṭā).
- From Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*cŏṭṭa, “thief”), derived from Dravidian. Compare Tamil சொட்டு (coṭṭu, “to knock on the head; to cheat; to snatch away”), சுற்று (cuṟṟu, “to move around in an orbit; to get by trickery; to steal away”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
चोट्टा • (coṭṭā) m (feminine चोट्टी, Urdu spelling چوٹّا)
- a petty thief, pilferer
Declension
Declension of चोट्टा (masc ā-stem)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चोट्टा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 217