Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.näː]

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, lime; powder).

Noun edit

चूना (cūnām

  1. chalk, lime
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Hindi verb set
चूना (cūnā)
चुआना (cuānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀤𑀤𑀺 (cudadi), from Sanskrit *च्युतति (cyutati, flows, trickles), from च्योतति (cyotati) but perhaps influenced by the aorist अच्युतत् (acyutat).

Verb edit

चूना (cūnā) (intransitive)

  1. to drop, drip, leak, or ooze
  2. to be distilled, secreted
  3. to fall (of fruit)
  4. to leak (as a vessel or roof)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

From the same root as above.

Adjective edit

चूना (cūnā)

  1. leaking, dripping, leaky
Declension edit

References edit