چھوٹ

Urdu

Etymology

From the stem of چُھوٹْنَا (chūṭnā, “to be released”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

چُھوٹ • (chūṭ) f (Hindi spelling छूट)

  1. escape, deliverance, letting go
  2. freedom, impunity
  3. discount, exemption; concession
  4. separation; divorce
    Synonym: طَلَاق (talāq)
  5. omission, excision

Declension
Declension of چھوٹ
singular plural
direct چُھوٹ (chūṭ) چُھوٹیں (chūṭẽ)
oblique چُھوٹ (chūṭ) چُھوٹوں (chūṭõ)
vocative چُھوٹ (chūṭ) چُھوٹو (chūṭo)

References
  1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “chūṭ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Platts, John T. (1884) “छूट”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Further reading
  • “چھوٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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