छूट

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of छूटना (chūṭnā, “to be released”).[1][2][3] Cognate with Marathi सूट (sūṭ, “discount”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰuːʈ/

Noun

छूट • (chūṭ) f (Urdu spelling چھوٹ)

  1. escape, deliverance, letting go
  2. freedom, impunity
    खुली छूट ― khulī chūṭ ― total freedom
  3. discount, exemption; concession
    हमारी कंपनी को करों की छूट मिली है।
    hamārī kampnī ko karõ kī chūṭ milī hai.
    Our company has been exempted from taxes.
  4. separation; divorce
    Synonym: तलाक़ (talāq)
  5. omission, excision

Declension
Declension of छूट (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छूट
chūṭ		 छूटें
chūṭẽ
oblique छूट
chūṭ		 छूटों
chūṭõ
vocative छूट
chūṭ		 छूटो
chūṭo

Derived terms
  • छूट देना (chūṭ denā)

References
  1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छूट”, 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.
  3. Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छूट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Further reading
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छूट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • “छूट”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “छूट”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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