chuṭiyā fc (a) tuft of hair on top of head [of Hindu males]. (b) braid [of females]. △ ~ हाथ में होना to be under one's control. [dim. of चोटी q. v.]

choṭī fc (a) top: पहाड़ (पेड़, भवन) की ~ -- of a mountain (tree, building); वह ~ पर पहुँच गया he reached the --; ~ का of the highest order: वह ~ का लेखक है he is a writer of the highest order; ~ से एड़ी तक from top to bottom. (b) braid: ~ करना to arrange hair in --s. △ ~ हाथ में होना to be under complete control. (c) lock of hair (on the top of the head, kept by Hindus) [dim. b and c चुटिया]