चिकना
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
चिकना • (ciknā) (Urdu spelling چکنا)
- smooth, polished; slippery
- नदी में बहुत सारे चिकने पत्थर हैं।
- nadī mẽ bahut sāre cikne patthar ha͠i.
- There are many smooth stones in the river.
Declension edit
Declension of चिकना (ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- चिकना-चुपड़ा (ciknā-cupṛā)
Further reading edit
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चिकना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikkáṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press