ਛਾਤੀ
chātī
The Punjabi word for breast is ਛਾਤੀ (chātī).
ਛਾਤੀ refers to the milk-producing organ (breast), but it is also the standard term used to refer to the chest.
Meaning: milk-producing organ (noun)
Which one should you use?
In Punjabi, ਛਾਤੀ is a general term that covers both the anatomical 'breast' and the anatomical 'chest', with the specific meaning determined by the context of the conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
chātī
Did you know?
- In Punjabi, describing someone as having a 'big ਛਾਤੀ' (chātī) is often a metaphor for being brave or having a big heart, rather than a comment on physical size.
- In traditional Punjabi culture, phrases involving ਛਾਤੀ are frequently used in 'Boliyan' (couplets) to express deep emotional longing or heartache.
- The word ਛਾਤੀ is gender-neutral in its form, allowing it to be used for both men and women without changing the word itself.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਅਪਣੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੀ ਛਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।He worries a lot about his father's chest (breast).
- ਉਸ ਦੀ ਛਾਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਰਦ ਹੈ।us dī chātī vica dard hai.She has pain in her breast.
- ਛਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰੋ।chātī dē is hissē dī jānca karō.Examine this part of the breast.
- ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਛਾਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੱਟ ਲੱਗੀ ਹੈ।us nū chātī vica kōī saṭ lassī hai.She has an injury on her breast.
Example conversation
A couple discusses health concerns during a doctor's visit.
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਮੇਰੀ ਛਾਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਅਜੀਬ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।Mērī chātī vich kujh ajīb mahsūs hō rahā hai.I feel something strange in my breast.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸਿਆ?Kī tusī̃ dāktar nū dassiyā?Did you tell the doctor?
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ।Hā̃, maĩ hunē hī unhā̃ nū dassiyā hai.Yes, I have just told them.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਉਮੀਦ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸਭ ਠੀਕ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।Umīd hai ki sabh thīk hōvēgā.I hope everything will be fine.
