चाँदनी
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀡 (caṃdiṇa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”). Cognate with Bengali চাঁদনী (cãdoni), Marathi चांदणी (cāndṇī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचाँदनी • (cā̃dnī) f (Urdu spelling چَاندنِی)
- moonlight
- Synonyms: ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā), (poetic) जुन्हाई (junhāī)
- चाँदनी रात ― cā̃dnī rāt ― moonlit night
- canopy, covering for a roof
Declension
editDeclension of चाँदनी (fem ī-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँदनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāndraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press