छियासी (chhiyaasii)
numeral
The number 86 (eighty-six), used both as a counting numeral and to mark a year or quantity.
Sense
1
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the number eighty-six (86)
numeral
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like most two-digit Hindi numbers, छियासी (chhiyaasii) is its own word rather than a predictable compound, which is why native speakers just memorize the 1-100 list in school rather than deriving it -- you'll often hear people rattle off table-like sequences ("चौरासी, पिच्चासी, छियासी...", chauraasii, pichchaasii, chhiyaasii, '84, 85, 86') the way kids recite times tables.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to build this compositionally from छह (chhah, six) and अस्सी (assii, eighty) the way English says 'eighty-six' -- Hindi numerals from 21-99 are mostly memorized as single fused words, and छियासी (chhiyaasii) does not sound like a simple combination of its parts, so it is best learned as a standalone item.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे दादा जी की उम्र छियासी साल है।
My grandfather's age is eighty-six.
(mere daadaa jii kii umr chhiyaasii saal hai।)
इस बस में छियासी सीटें हैं।
There are eighty-six seats in this bus.
(is bas men chhiyaasii siiten hain।)
उसे गणित में छियासी नंबर मिले।
He got eighty-six marks in math.
(use ganit men chhiyaasii nambar mile।)
चौरासी, पिच्चासी, छियासी... वह गिनती याद कर रहा था।
Eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six... he was memorizing the count.
(chauraasii, pichchaasii, chhiyaasii... vah gintii yaad kar rahaa thaa।)
काश मुझे छियासी नंबर मिलते, तो मैं टॉप कर जाता।
If only I had gotten eighty-six marks, I would have topped the class.
(kaash mujhe chhiyaasii nambar milte, to main top kar jaataa।)
अगर वह छियासी किलो वज़न उठा ले, तो रिकॉर्ड बन जाएगा।
If he lifts eighty-six kilos, it will become a record.
(agar vah chhiyaasii kilo vazan uthaa le, to rikord ban jaaegaa।)
कृपया पृष्ठ छियासी पर देखें।
Please see page eighty-six.
(kripyaa prishth chhiyaasii par dekhen।)
पिछले साल छियासी लोग इस परीक्षा में पास हुए थे।
Last year, eighty-six people passed this exam.
(pichhle saal chhiyaasii log is pariikshaa men paas hue the।)
हर साल इस गाँव से छियासी बच्चे स्कूल जाते हैं।
Every year, eighty-six children from this village go to school.
(har saal is gaanv se chhiyaasii bachche skool jaate hain।)