čhína

See also: china and China

Kalasha

Alternative forms

• china

Etymology

From Sanskrit छिन्न (chinna).

Adjective

čhína

1. broken

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit *छिन्दति (chindati, “cuts off, splits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɕʰína/

Verb

čhína (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling چِھنہ)

1. to cut, cut off
2. reduce
3. make (part. milk products)

Inflection

L:cons (Prs): čhináanu, (Pfv): čhinílu, (Cv): čhiní, (Imp): čhin

Alternative forms

• čhíne (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “čhína”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “čhína”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press