chhãṭ·nā vi [several meanings in contexts] आम छँटे गये mangoes were sorted; पे़ड़ छँटे trees were pruned; बाल छँट गये hair was trimmed; भीड़ छँटा गई the crowd thinned; बादल छँट गये clouds were diffused; कर्मचारी छँटा गये employees were retrenched; छँटे हुए आम sorted mangoes; छँटा हुआ आदमी shrewd person. [vt छाँटना, n. छँटाई, छँटनी]

chhãṭ·nī fu (a) pruning, trimming: घास-फूस की ~ -- of weeds. (b) retrenchment: कर्म- चारियों की ~ -- of employees. [see छँटाई; v छँटना]

chhãṭāī fu (a) assortment: काग़ज़ों (चिट्ठियों, पुस्तकों) की ~ -- of papers (letters, books). (b) pruning, trimming: डालों (पत्तों, पौधों) की ~ -- of branches (leaves, plants). ~ करना to prune, to weed out; to sort.

chhã̄ṭ·nā vt (a) to sort; माँ ने मेरे कपड़े छाँट दिये mother sorted (out) my clothes. (b) घास ~ to weed out grass; पेड़ ~ to prune the tree; बाल ~ to trim the hair; कर्मचारियों को छाँट गया employees were retrenched. [vi छँटना, n. छँटाई, छँटनी]