Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Vowel lowering (/i/ → /e/), through umlaut, triggered by the following open vowel (/a/) in চিনা (cina); ultimately from चिह्नयति (cihnayati, to stamp, mark). Cognate with Assamese চিনা (sina), Hindi चीन्हना (cīnhanā), Urdu چیننا (cīnnā). Doublet of চিহ্ন (cihno).

Pronunciation edit

  • (West Bengal) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃe.na]
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  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: চে‧না

Verb edit

চেনা (cena)

  1. to know, to be familiar with
    আমি ওই মহিলাকে চিনি
    ami ōi mohilake cini.
    I know that woman.
    এই জায়গাটা ভাল করে চিনি না।
    ei jaẏgaṭa bhalô kôre cini na.
    I don't know this place well.

Usage notes edit

For the difference between জানা (jana) and চেনা (cena), see জানা (jana).

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

চেনা (cena) (comparative আরও চেনা, superlative সবচেয়ে চেনা)

  1. familiar
    এটা আমার চেনা রাস্তা।
    eṭa amar cena rasta.
    I know this road.
    (literally, “This is my familiar road.”)

Antonyms edit