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छींटा ćhīṅṭā[ćhīṅṭ+Prk. अओ=S. अ+कः], s.m. Shot, spot, splash, etc. (=ćhīṅṭ); a sprinkle, a slight shower (of rain); bespattering, aspersion, ridicule, raillery, banter;—scattering, sowing broadcast; seed scattered at the extremities of a village (with a view to obtain possession);—sowing an inferior crop (as pease, or linseed, etc.) between the lines of the chief crop (e.g. rice, etc.); a field so sown;—a broad shallow basket (used in sowing broadcast, etc.);—a lump or ball (of tobacco or opium);—stimulus, excitement;—deception, trick, toils:—ćhīṅṭādenā, ćhīṅṭāmārnā, v.t. To sprinkle, to splash, bespatter;—to deceive, trick;—to encourage, incite, stimulate.
Origin: Hindi