चींटी

See also: चाट and चोट

Hindi

Etymology

With variant forms च्यूँटी (cyū̃ṭī), चिउँटी (ciũṭī), inherited from Old Hindi चींटी (cīṃṭī), चिउँटी (cium̐ṭī), चाँटी (cām̐ṭī), चाँटा (cām̐ṭā),^[1] of uncertain origin. Maybe related to चिमटा (cimṭā, “pincers”).^[2]

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩː.ʈiː/

Noun

चींटी • (cī̃ṭī) f (Urdu spelling چینٹی)

ant

Declension

Declension of *चींटी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चींटी cī̃ṭī	चींटियाँ cī̃ṭiyā̃
oblique	चींटी cī̃ṭī	चींटियों cī̃ṭiyõ
vocative	चींटी cī̃ṭī	चींटियो cī̃ṭiyo

References

^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 2, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 629.
^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चींटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 2, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 629.

[2] McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चींटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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