Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːt̪.nɑː/, [t͡ʃeːt̪̚.näː]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेतना (cetanā).

Noun edit

चेतना (cetnāf

  1. consciousness
    Synonym: होश (hoś)
    मैं अचानक चेतना में आया।ma͠i acānak cetnā mẽ āyā.I suddenly became conscious.
  2. intelligence, understanding
    Synonyms: समझ (samajh), बुद्धि (buddhi)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit चेत्तृ (cettṛ). Cognate to Bengali চেতা (ceta).

Verb edit

चेतना (cetnā)

  1. to be conscious, to awaken
    Synonym: होश में आना (hoś mẽ ānā)
  2. to become aware, to realize
  3. to consider, meditate on
Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

चेतना (cetanā) stemf

  1. consciousness, understanding, sense, intelligence

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of चेतना (cetanā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चेतना
cetanā
चेतने
cetane
चेतनाः
cetanāḥ
Vocative चेतने
cetane
चेतने
cetane
चेतनाः
cetanāḥ
Accusative चेतनाम्
cetanām
चेतने
cetane
चेतनाः
cetanāḥ
Instrumental चेतनया / चेतना¹
cetanayā / cetanā¹
चेतनाभ्याम्
cetanābhyām
चेतनाभिः
cetanābhiḥ
Dative चेतनायै
cetanāyai
चेतनाभ्याम्
cetanābhyām
चेतनाभ्यः
cetanābhyaḥ
Ablative चेतनायाः
cetanāyāḥ
चेतनाभ्याम्
cetanābhyām
चेतनाभ्यः
cetanābhyaḥ
Genitive चेतनायाः
cetanāyāḥ
चेतनयोः
cetanayoḥ
चेतनानाम्
cetanānām
Locative चेतनायाम्
cetanāyām
चेतनयोः
cetanayoḥ
चेतनासु
cetanāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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