ठुड्डी (thuddii)

noun A simple, single-sense body-part word meaning 'chin.'
Sense 1 : chin
noun, feminine
Synonyms: चिबुक (chibuk, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear ठुड्डी (thuddii) used affectionately when someone playfully tilts a child's chin up to make them smile or look at the camera -- a common gentle gesture in Indian families, often accompanied by ठुड्डी पकड़ना (thuddii pakadnaa, 'to hold someone's chin,' a tender or teasing gesture).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse ठुड्डी (thuddii) with गाल (gaal, 'cheek') since both are lower-face features -- ठुड्डी (thuddii) is specifically the chin, the point below the mouth.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी ठुड्डी पर एक छोटा सा तिल है। There is a small mole on her chin.
(uskii thuddii par ek chhotaa saa til hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दादी ने प्यार से बच्चे की ठुड्डी पकड़ी। Grandma affectionately held the child's chin.
(daadii ne pyaar se bachche kii thuddii pakdii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
फोटो के लिए उसकी ठुड्डी थोड़ी ऊपर उठाओ। Lift her chin up a little for the photo.
(photo ke lie uskii thuddii thodii oopar uthaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
वह अपनी ठुड्डी पर हाथ रखकर सोच रहा था। He was thinking with his hand resting on his chin.
(vah apnii thuddii par haath rakhkar soch rahaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बच्चे की ठुड्डी पर दूध लगा हुआ था। There was milk smeared on the child's chin.
(bachche kii thuddii par doodh lagaa huaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वह गिरता तो उसकी ठुड्डी ज़मीन से टकराती। If he had fallen, his chin would have hit the ground.
(agar vah girtaa to uskii thuddii zamiin se takraatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने उसकी ठुड्डी को हल्के से छुआ। The doctor touched his chin lightly.
(doktar ne uskii thuddii ko halke se chhuaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद उसकी ठुड्डी पर चोट लगी हो। Maybe he got hurt on the chin.
(shaayad uskii thuddii par chot lagii ho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
नानी हमेशा मेरी ठुड्डी पकड़कर कहती हैं, "कितना बड़ा हो गया तू।" Grandma always holds my chin and says, "How big you've grown."
(naanii hameshaa merii thuddii pakadkar kahtii hain, "kitnaa badaa ho gayaa too।")
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसकी ठुड्डी हल्की सी कांप रही थी जब वह रो रहा था। His chin was trembling slightly as he cried.
(uskii thuddii halkii sii kaamp rahii thii jab vah ro rahaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
उसकी ठुड्डी पकड़कर मैंने उसे मेरी आँखों में देखने को कहा। Holding her chin, I asked her to look into my eyes.
(uskii thuddii pakadkar mainne use merii aankhon men dekhne ko kahaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): ठुड्डी (thuddii)
(sg.f.oblique): ठुड्डी (thuddii)
(pl.f.direct): ठुड्डियाँ (thuddiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): ठुड्डियों (thuddiyon)