तिलचट्टा

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तिलचट्टा

/t̪ɪl.t͡ʃəʈ.ʈɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t̪ɪl.t͡ʃɐʈ̚.ʈäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

From तेल (tel, “oil”) + चाटना (cāṭnā, “to lick, eat up”) + -आ (-ā), named so for its attraction to foodstuffs such as oil. Influenced by Sanskrit तैलपायिका (tailapāyikā). Cognate with Bengali তেলাপোকা (telapōka)

noun tilcaṭṭā · تل چٹا · तिलचट्टा · तिलचट्टे · तिलचट्टों

masculine cockroach

In English

cockroach type of insect

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MLA

"तिलचट्टा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

तिलचट्टा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"तिलचट्टा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {तिलचट्टा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}