چھاؤنی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀻 (chāyaṇī), ultimately from Sanskrit छादन (chādana, “covering”). Cognate with Punjabi چَھوݨی‎ (chauṇī), Sindhi ڇانوڻي‎ (chānvaṇī) and Gujarati છાવણી (chāvṇī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.ʊ.niː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɑː.ʊ.niː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: چھا‧ؤ‧نی

Noun

چھاؤنی • (chā'onī) f (Hindi spelling छावनी)

  1. cantonment

Declension
Declension of چھاؤنی
singular plural
direct چھاؤنی‎ (chā'onī) چھاؤنیاں‎ (chā'oniyā̃)
oblique چھاؤنی‎ (chā'onī) چھاؤنیوں‎ (chā'oniyō̃)
vocative چھاؤنی‎ (chā'onī) چھاؤنیو‎ (chā'oniyō)

References
  • “چھاونی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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