ചാട്ട
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A whip
Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಚಾಟಿ (cāṭi), Tamil சாட்டை (cāṭṭai) and Telugu జాటి (jāṭi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
ചാട്ട • (cāṭṭa)
- whip; A weapon or tool, made of leather or cord, used to flog humans or urge animals.
- Synonym: ചമ്മട്ടി (cammaṭṭi)
Declension
| Declension of ചാട്ട | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ചാട്ട (cāṭṭa) | ചാട്ടകൾ (cāṭṭakaḷ) |
| Vocative | ചാട്ടേ (cāṭṭē) | ചാട്ടകളേ (cāṭṭakaḷē) |
| Accusative | ചാട്ടയെ (cāṭṭaye) | ചാട്ടകളെ (cāṭṭakaḷe) |
| Dative | ചാട്ടയ്ക്ക് (cāṭṭaykkŭ) | ചാട്ടകൾക്ക് (cāṭṭakaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ചാട്ടയുടെ (cāṭṭayuṭe) | ചാട്ടകളുടെ (cāṭṭakaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ചാട്ടയിൽ (cāṭṭayil) | ചാട്ടകളിൽ (cāṭṭakaḷil) |
| Sociative | ചാട്ടയോട് (cāṭṭayōṭŭ) | ചാട്ടകളോട് (cāṭṭakaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ചാട്ടയാൽ (cāṭṭayāl) | ചാട്ടകളാൽ (cāṭṭakaḷāl) |
Derived terms
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചാട്ട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചാട്ട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cāṭṭa”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/51046/
- Kailash Nath (2019) “ചാട്ട”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary