Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
छाना (chānā)
छवाना (chavānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (chādedi), from Sanskrit छादयति (chādayati).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰäː.näː]

Verb

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छाना (chānā) (ambitransitive)

  1. to cover, thatch, roof
  2. to spread, erect (as of an awning, shelter)
  3. to shade (a place), shelter
  4. to be spread, spread, be diffused
  5. to settle (over), cast a shadow (over), overcast, weigh (upon)
  6. to settle or swarm (upon)
  7. to be shaded (as of a place)

Conjugation

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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छाना (chānā)

  1. roof