ચારણી

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɾ.ɳi/
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit *चारणी (cāraṇī). Cognate with Pashayi ċōrién.

Noun

ચારણી • (cārṇī) f

1. sieve

   Synonym: ગળણી (gaḷṇī)

   Coordinate term: ચારણો (cārṇo, “sizable sieve”)

Alternative forms

• ચાળણી (cāḷṇī)

Etymology 2

Feminine of ચારણ (cāraṇ).

Adjective

ચારણી • (cārṇī) (indeclinable)

1. Of or relating to Charans.

Noun

ચારણી • (cārṇī) f

1. female equivalent of ચારણ (cāraṇ, “Charan”)

Further reading

• “ચારણી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāraṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 258