छुट्टा

हिन्दी

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छुट्टा

/t͡ʃʰʊʈ.ʈɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃʰʊʈ̚.ʈäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chuṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), without cluster simplification. Compare छूटना (chūṭnā, “to be released”) and छूट (chūṭ, “liberty, freedom”). Cognate with Punjabi ਛੁੱਟ (chuṭṭa) / چُھٹّ (chuṭṭ), Gujarati છુટ્ટું (chuṭṭũ), Marathi सुटे (suṭe).

adjective chuṭṭā · چُھٹّا · छुट्टा · छुट्टे · छुट्टी

untethered, unrestrained
detached, single, unencumbered
mere, simple
miscellaneous

noun chuṭṭā · چُھٹّا · छुट्टा · छुट्टे · छुट्टों

masculine a small change

In English

change small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination
small change a minor or insignificant amount of money

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MLA

"छुट्टा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

छुट्टा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"छुट्टा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {छुट्टा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}