চিনি
Bengali edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃini/, [ˈtʃiniˑ]
Audio (file)
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕini/, [ˈtɕiniˑ]
Audio (file)
- Rhymes: -ini
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier চীনী (cini), from চীন (cin) + -ঈ (-i). Compare with Hindi चीनी (cīnī) and Urdu چینی (cīnī).
Noun edit
চিনি • (cini)
- sugar (sucrose in the form of small crystals)
- তুমি কি চায় চিনি চাও?
- tumi ki caẏ cini caō?
- Do you want sugar in your tea?
- আমি কফি চিনি দিয়ে খাই।
- ami kophi cini diẏe khai.
- I drink my coffee with sugar.
Etymology 2 edit
Form of চেনা (cena).
Verb edit
চিনি • (cini)
- first-person present indicative of চেনা (cena)