Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
छाना (chānā)
छवाना (chavānā)

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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)

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Noun edit

छाना (chānā)

  1. roof