बातूनी (baatoonii)

adjective A single-sense adjective (occasionally used as a noun for the person themselves) describing someone who talks a lot; related to बात (baat, talk/matter).

Sense 1 : talkative, chatty

adjective Can be used attributively before a noun (बातूनी आदमी (baatoonii aadmii, 'talkative man')) or predicatively, and can also stand alone as a noun meaning 'a talkative person' -- same word, same sense.

Synonyms: बकबक करने वाला (bakbak karne vaalaa, colloquial, descriptive phrase), मुँहफट (munhphat, blunt-spoken, not identical in meaning)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You will hear this word a lot in Delhi households about that one rिश्तेदार (rishtedaar, relative) who calls and talks for an hour, or a child who won't stop chattering: बड़ी बातूनी है (badii baatoonii hai, 'she's such a chatterbox'). It pairs naturally with बात (baat, talk), बातचीत (baatchiit, conversation), and बकबक (bakbak, chatter/nonsense talk), all sharing the same root idea of 'talk.'

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat बातूनी (baatoonii) as purely negative, but it is often used affectionately or teasingly about a chatty friend or relative, not just as a criticism. 2) Because it ends in ई (ii), learners may expect it to inflect like a feminine noun ending or like a variable adjective (बातूना/बातूनी) -- it does not change for gender; the same form is used for men and women.

Sample Sentences:

वह बहुत बातूनी है। She is very talkative.

(vah bahut baatoonii hai।)

मेरी नानी बड़ी बातूनी हैं, फोन पर घंटों बात करती रहती हैं। My grandmother is such a chatterbox, she keeps talking on the phone for hours.

(merii naanii badii baatoonii hain, phon par ghanton baat kartii rahtii hain।)

बचपन में मैं बहुत बातूनी थी, माँ मुझे चुप कराते-कराते थक जाती थीं। As a child I was very talkative, my mother would get tired trying to quiet me down.

(bachpan men main bahut baatoonii thii, maan mujhe chup karaate-karaate thak jaatii thiin।)

यह लड़का इतना बातूनी है कि क्लास में टीचर को भी परेशान कर देता है। This boy is so talkative that he even troubles the teacher in class.

(yah ladkaa itnaa baatoonii hai ki klaas men tiichar ko bhii pareshaan kar detaa hai।)

काश वह इतना बातूनी न होता, तो मीटिंग जल्दी खत्म हो जाती। If only he weren't so talkative, the meeting would have ended sooner.

(kaash vah itnaa baatoonii n hotaa, to miiting jaldii khatm ho jaatii।)

अरे, इतना बातूनी मत बनो, कोई तो सुनने वाला भी होना चाहिए। Hey, don't be so talkative, there should be someone to listen too.

(are, itnaa baatoonii mat bano, koii to sunne vaalaa bhii honaa chaahie।)

दफ्तर में सब कहते हैं कि नई लड़की बहुत बातूनी है। Everyone at the office says the new girl is very talkative.

(daphtar men sab kahte hain ki naii ladkii bahut baatoonii hai।)

मुझे नहीं लगता वह इतनी बातूनी होगी, वह तो शर्मीली दिखती थी। I don't think she'll be that talkative, she seemed shy.

(mujhe nahiin lagtaa vah itnii baatoonii hogii, vah to sharmiilii dikhtii thii।)

साक्षात्कार के दौरान अगर कोई ज़्यादा बातूनी हो, तो प्रबंधन को यह अनुचित लगता है। If someone is overly talkative during an interview, the management finds it inappropriate.

(saakshaatkaar ke dauraan agar koii zyaadaa baatoonii ho, to prabandhan ko yah anuchit lagtaa hai।)

उसके बातूनी स्वभाव के कारण उसकी कई सहेलियों ने उससे दूरी बना ली। Because of her talkative nature, several of her friends distanced themselves from her.

(uske baatoonii svabhaav ke kaaran uskii kaii saheliyon ne usse doorii banaa lii।)

पड़ोस वाली आंटी के बारे में सबने यही कहा जाता है कि वह बहुत बातूनी हैं। It is said by everyone about the neighbor aunty that she is very talkative.

(pados vaalii aantii ke baare men sabne yahii kahaa jaataa hai ki vah bahut baatoonii hain।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: बातूनी (baatoonii)