چھاتی
chhati
The English word breast is چھاتی (chhati) in Urdu.
چھاتی is a common term used to refer to both the female breast and the general human chest area.
Meaning: milk-producing organ (noun)
Which one should you use?
While چھاتی is the common word for breast, پستان is the formal or medical term used in literature and clinical contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
chhati
Did you know?
- While پستان is the formal term, it shares a root with the name of the country 'Pakistan', where ستان means 'land' or 'place of'.
- While چھاتی refers to the anatomy, the word سینا is often used in Urdu poetry to describe the 'breast' or 'chest' in a romanticized, heroic, or metaphorical sense.
- In traditional Urdu medicine and folk remedies, the term چھاتی is used in the phrase چھاتی کا جکڑنا to describe a feeling of tightness or anxiety, rather than a physical blockage.
Examples in context
- اس کی چھاتی پر درد ہے۔is ki chhati par dard hai.She has pain in her breast.
- ڈاکٹر نے اس کی چھاتی کا معائنہ کیا۔doctor ne is ki chhati ka muayna kiya.The doctor examined her breast.
- چھاتی کے زخم کے لیے دوا لائیں۔chhati ke zakhm ke liye dawa laein.Bring medicine for the breast wound.
Example conversation
A woman is consulting a doctor about breastfeeding.
- سارہ Saraمیری بائیں چھاتی میں سوجن ہے۔Meri bayeen chhaati mein soojan hai.There is swelling in my left breast.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا آپ کو بخار بھی ہے؟Kya aap ko bukhaar bhi hai?Do you also have a fever?
- سارہ Saraہاں، مجھے ہلکا بخار محسوس ہو رہا ہے۔Haan, mujhe halka bukhaar mehsoos ho raha hai.Yes, I feel a slight fever.
- حمزہ Hamzaمیں آپ کا معائنہ کرتا ہوں۔Main aap ka muaina karta hoon.I will examine you.
