chatta en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hindi छाता (chātā), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatra.
Meanings
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(India) Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly an Indian parasol.
The dome was crowned by a pedestal 4½ feet square, which supported a chatta about 3½ feet in diameter.
1854, Alexander Cunningham, The Bhilsa topes, or, Buddhist monuments of central India:His air, while sitting on a tiger's skin, under his chatta or umbrella, was perfectly majestic.
1843, Charles James C. Davidson, Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chattah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chattas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chhata | alternative | lexicographic |