चोटी chōṭī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

An apex, crown.
The hair braided or plaited and hung down behind, a cue, a braid.
A lock of hair left on the top of the head (the rest being shaven off ; kept by traditionalist Hindus and particularly Brahmins).
A coil (of hair), a top-knot, a bun (worn by the Rājr̥ṣi).

Usual translation

  1. topknot

Origin of the definition

चोटी cōṭī choṭi: (nf) an apex; crown; braid; a lock of hair on top of the head (kept by traditionalist Hindus); ~दार/वाला possessing a चोटी; —करना to braid, to arrange hair in braids; —का superb, of the highest order; —का पसीना एड़ी तक आना to labour hard, to work to perspiration; —दबना or हाथ में होना to be under one's thumb, to be in the clutches (of), to be under complete control (of).

? چوٿي चोटी ćoṭī, [S. चूड or चोड+इका], s.f. A lock of hair left on the top of the head (the rest being shaven off); the hair braided or plaited and hung down behind, a cue; a coil (of hair), a top-knot; an ornament worn on the head (by women); crest (of a bird); top, summit, acme; peak (of a mountain); pinnacle; apex, vertex; the part by which a balance is suspended:

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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In 211 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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Friday 16 October 2020