Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀦𑀤𑀺 (cunadi, pecks up), from Sanskrit चिनोति (cinoti, arranges), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *činóti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čináwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-néw-ti ~ *kʷi-nw-énti. The -u- in Prakrit perhaps from contamination with 𑀕𑀼𑀨𑀢𑀺 (guphati, strings together). Cognate with Gujarati ચુણવું (cuṇvũ) and Nepali चुन्नु (cunnu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊn.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʊ̃n.näː]

Verb

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चुनना (cunnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چننا)

  1. to choose, pluck
  2. to gather
  3. to elect
  4. to arrange

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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