चाटु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चाटु (cāṭu).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.ʈuː/, [t͡ʃäː.ʈuː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.ʈuː, -uː
  • Homophone: चाटू (cāṭū)

Noun

चाटु • (cāṭu) m (Urdu spelling چاٹو)

  1. flattery, adulation, false praise
    Synonyms: चापलूसी (cāplūsī), ख़ुशामद (xuśāmad)
  2. (Delhi, slang) a chatterbox

Declension
Declension of चाटु (masc u-stem)
singular plural
direct चाटु
cāṭu		 चाटु
cāṭu
oblique चाटु
cāṭu		 चाटुओं
cāṭuõ
vocative चाटु
cāṭu		 चाटुओ
cāṭuo

Derived terms
  • चाटु-पटु (cāṭu-paṭu)
  • चाटुक (cāṭuk)
  • चाटुकार (cāṭukār)
  • चाटुकारिता (cāṭukāritā)
  • चाटुकारी (cāṭukārī)
  • चाटुता (cāṭutā)
  • चाटुलोल (cāṭulol)

References
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चाटु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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