Assamese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ছানা (sana)

  1. (mainly non-human tetrapods) young, baby
    Synonyms: পোৱালী (püali), ছাৱ (saw)

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰana/, [ˈt͡ʃʰanaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰana/, [ˈtɕʰanaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /sana/, [ˈsanaˑ], [ˈsanaˑ]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀸 (chānnā​), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀸 (chāvannā), from 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀦𑁆𑀦- (-nna-), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa, young one). Doublet of ছা (cha) and ছাওয়াল (chaōẇal). Cognate with Assamese ছনা (sona), ছানা (sana) and Sylheti ꠍꠣꠘꠣ (sána).

Noun

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ছানা (chana)

  1. young (of non-human tetrapods)
Inflection
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Inflection of ছানা
nominative ছানা
chana
objective ছানাকে
chanake
genitive ছানার
chanar
Indefinite forms
nominative ছানা
chana
objective ছানাকে
chanake
genitive ছানার
chanar
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ছানাটা, ছানাটি
chanaṭa (colloquial), chanaṭi (formal)
ছানারা
chanara
objective ছানাটাকে, ছানাটিকে
chanaṭake (colloquial), chanaṭike (formal)
ছানাদের(কে)
chanader(ke)
genitive ছানাটার, ছানাটির
chanaṭar (colloquial), chanaṭir (formal)
ছানাদের
chanader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀦 (chāna), from Sanskrit स्त्यान (styāna, coagulated; density), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *styaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *styeh₂nós (stiffened), from the root *styeh₂-, metathesized from *steyh₂- (to stiffen). Cognate with Hindi छेना (chenā) and, distantly, English stone.

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Noun

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ছানা (chana)

  1. chhana, a type of curd cheese
Inflection
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Inflection of ছানা
nominative ছানা
chana
objective ছানা / ছানাকে
chana (semantically general or indefinite) / chanake (semantically definite)
genitive ছানার
chanar
locative ছানাতে
chanate
Indefinite forms
nominative ছানা
chana
objective ছানা / ছানাকে
chana (semantically general or indefinite) / chanake (semantically definite)
genitive ছানার
chanar
locative ছানাতে
chanate
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ছানাটা , ছানাটি
chanaṭa (colloquial) , chanaṭi (formal)
ছানাগুলা, ছানাগুলো
chanagula (colloquial), chanagulo (formal)
objective ছানাটা, ছানাটি
chanaṭa (colloquial), chanaṭi (formal)
ছানাগুলা, ছানাগুলো
chanagula (colloquial), chanagulo (formal)
genitive ছানাটার, ছানাটির
chanaṭar (colloquial), chanaṭir (formal)
ছানাগুলার, ছানাগুলোর
chanagular (colloquial), chanagulor (formal)
locative ছানাটাতে / ছানাটায়, ছানাটিতে
chanaṭate / chanaṭay (colloquial), chanaṭite (formal)
ছানাগুলাতে / ছানাগুলায়, ছানাগুলোতে
chanagulate / chanagulay (colloquial), chanagulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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