Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chatta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: chat-ta
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"His air, while sitting on a tiger's skin, under his chatta or umbrella, was perfectly majestic."
"The dome was crowned by a pedestal 4½ feet square, which supported a chatta about 3½ feet in diameter."

Etymology

From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: छाता, छत्त्र

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

chattas (plural) chhata (alternative) chattah (alternative)

Synonyms

umbrella or parasol particularly an Indian parasol

Questions

What does chatta mean?: Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
Where does chatta come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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