छेना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit *स्त्यैन्य (styainya), vriddhi derivative of स्त्यान (styāna, “coagulated”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stiHyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *stih₂-yeh₂nós (“stiffened”), from the root *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Cognate with Bengali ছানা (chana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰeː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰeː.näː]

Noun

छेना • (chenā) m (Urdu spelling چھینا)

1. chhena (separated from milk by adding an acidic agent, usually lemon juice)

Declension

Declension of छेना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छेना chenā	छेने chene
oblique	छेने chene	छेनों chenõ
vocative	छेने chene	छेनो cheno