chanda

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀙𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• छन्द (Devanagari script)
• ছন্দ (Bengali script)
• ඡන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• ဆန္ဒ or ꧡၼ္ၻ or ꧡၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
• ฉนฺท or ฉันทะ (Thai script)
• ᨨᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉນ຺ທ or ຉັນທະ (Lao script)
• ឆន្ទ (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit छन्द (chanda).

Noun

chanda m

1. impulse, will, wish

Declension

Declension table of "chanda" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	chando	chandā
Accusative (second)	chandaṃ	chande
Instrumental (third)	chandena	chandehi or chandebhi
Dative (fourth)	chandassa or chandāya or chandatthaṃ	chandānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	chandasmā or chandamhā or chandā	chandehi or chandebhi
Genitive (sixth)	chandassa	chandānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	chandasmiṃ or chandamhi or chande	chandesu
Vocative (calling)	chanda	chandā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဆန္ဒ (hcanda.)
• → Khmer: ឆន្ទៈ (chɑntĕəʼ)
• → Mon: ဆန္ဒ
• → Thai: ฉันท์

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

chanda (ki-vi class, plural vyanda)

1. finger

   Synonym: kidole

2. toe

   Synonym: kidole

3. frond of the coconut palm, used for thatch

   Synonym: kuti

Derived terms

• chanda na pete
• chanda chema huvishwa pete