ਚਿਕਨਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਚੀਕਣਾ (cīkṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Adjective

ਚਿਕਨਾ • (ciknā) (Shahmukhi spelling چِکنا)

1. smooth

Further reading

• “ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 233.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ciknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259