चनाब

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás

Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás

Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)

Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor.

Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.

Hindi चनाब (canāb)

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb), borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā), from चन्द्र (candra) + भाग (bhāga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.nɑːb/, [t͡ʃɐ.näːb]
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Proper noun

चनाब • (canāb) f (Urdu spelling چَناب)

1. Chenab (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India)