چنائی

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• چُݨْوَائی (cuṇvā'ī)

Etymology

From چُݨ (cuṇ) +‎ ـائی (-ا'ī), from چُݨݨا (cuṇṇā), inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑀇 (cuṇaï), from Sanskrit चिनोति (cinṓti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊ.ɳäː.iː/, /t͡ʃo.ɳäː.iː/

Noun

چُݨائی • (cuṇā'ī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੁਣਾਈ)

1. verbal noun of چُݨݨا (cuṇṇā, “to select; pick; plait; pile up”)
2. construction; fabrication as well as the wages of a labour

Declension

Declension of چنائی
dir. sg.	چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī)
dir. pl.	چُݨائِیاں
	singular	plural
direct	چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī)	چُݨائِیاں
oblique	چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī)	چُݨائِیاں
vocative	چُݨائِیے (cuṇā'iye)	چُݨائِیو (cuṇā'īv)
ablative	چُݨائِیوں (cuṇā'īvṉ)	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چُنائی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਚੁਣਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cinṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 261