چھاں

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate with Punjabi چھاں (chāṉ), Sindhi ڇانوَ (chā̃va), and Urdu چھاؤں (chāõ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑ̃ː/

Noun

چھاں (chāṉ) f

1. shade

   چھاں تے ٻَیٹھے ہاسے۔

   chāṉ te ḇaiṭhe hāse.

   We were sitting in the shade.

See also

• پَچھاواں (pachāvāṉ)