চোট

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese চোট (cöṭo). Cognate to Hindustani چوٹ (coṭ) / चोट (coṭ).

Noun

চোট • (süt)

  1. blow
    Synonyms: ঘা (gha), জখম (zokhom), আঘাত (aghat)
  2. kick
    Synonyms: লাথ (lath), গুৰি (guri)

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*coṭṭa), *𑀘𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*cuṭṭa), 𑀘𑀼𑀝𑀢𑀺 (cuṭati, cuts, strikes), of non-Aryan origin.[1] Cognate to Punjabi ਚੋਟ (coṭ), Nepali चोट (coṭ), Hindi चोट (coṭ). Doublet of চুটা (cuṭa, to strike; to do something with force). The first meaning is the original; the second, third and sixth ones evolved from the first while the fourth and fifth ones evolved from the third.

Noun

চোট • (cōṭ)

  1. stroke, blow, shock
    নিজের মাথায় চোট পেলে বুঝতেন কতটা যন্ত্রণা লাগে।
    nijer mathaẏ cōṭ pele bujhoten kotṭa jontrona lage.
    You would have understood the pain if you got a blow to your head.
  2. wound, bruise
    মারামারি করলে চোট পাওয়া ভবিতব্য।
    maramari korle cōṭ paōẇa bhobitobbo.
    If you fight, getting a wound is inevitable.
  3. force, strength
  4. cause
    তার দারুণ কৌতুকের চোটে না হেসে পারলাম না।
    tar darun kōutuker cōṭe na heśe parlam na.
    Due to his amazing joke, I couldn’t help but laugh.
    (literally, “For the cause of his joke, I couldn’t help but laugh.”)
  5. anger, rage
  6. (short) time, moment
    সে কাজটা এক চোটে করে ফেলেছে।
    śe kajṭa ek cōṭe kore pheleche.
    He/she has done the work in a moment.

Derived terms

  • চোট খাওয়া (cōṭ khaōẇa, to get hurt)
  • চোট পাওয়া (cōṭ paōẇa, to get hurt)
  • চোট দাওয়া (cōṭ daōẇa, to hurt)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuṭáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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