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Hindi
Etymology
From तेल (tel, “oil”) + चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat up”) + -आ (-ā), named so for its attraction to foodstuffs such as oil. Influenced by Sanskrit तैलपायिका (tailapāyikā). Cognate with Bengali তেলাপোকা (telapōka)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪl.t͡ʃəʈ.ʈɑː/,
Noun
तिलचट्टा • (tilcaṭṭā) m (Urdu spelling تل چٹا)
- cockroach
Declension
Declension of तिलचट्टा (masc ā-stem)
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