Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चिक्कण (cikkaṇa).

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Adjective

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چِکْنا (ciknā) (Hindi spelling चिकना)

  1. smooth, polished; slippery
Declension
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Declension of چکنا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چِکْنا (ciknā) چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنی (ciknī) چِکْنی (ciknī)
indirect چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنی (ciknī) چِکْنی (ciknī)
vocative چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنی (ciknī) چِکْنی (ciknī)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (cukkaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*cukkati).

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Verb

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چُکْنا (cuknā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling चुकना)

  1. to be settled
  2. to be paid off, repaid (e.g. a debt)
  3. to be finished, completed
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit *चक्यते (cakyate, to tremble (out of fear, astonishment, bewilderment, etc.)). Related to چَکِت (cakit).

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چَکْنا (caknā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling चकना)

  1. to be astonished, bewildered, surprised, or amazed
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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چَکْنا (caknā) (transitive, Hindi spelling चकना)

  1. alternative form of چَکْھنا (cakhnā, to experience; taste; suffer; enjoy)

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “چکنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 436
  • چکنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 255
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ciknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 246