چھاؤنی
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀻 (chāyaṇī), ultimately from Sanskrit छादन (chādana, “covering”). Cognate with Punjabi چَھوݨی (chauṇī), Sindhi ڇانوڻي (chānvaṇī) and Gujarati છાવણી (chāvṇī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.ʊ.niː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: چھا‧ؤ‧نی
Noun edit
چھاؤنی • (chā'onī) f (Hindi spelling छावनी)
Declension edit
| Declension of چھاؤنی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | چھاؤنی (chā'onī) | چھاؤنیاں (chā'oniyā̃) |
| oblique | چھاؤنی (chā'onī) | چھاؤنیوں (chā'oniyō̃) |
| vocative | چھاؤنی (chā'onī) | چھاؤنیو (chā'oniyō) |
References edit
- “چھاونی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.