चुंबन

See also: चबाना

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चुम्बन (cumbana). Doublet of चुम्मा (cummā). Cognate with Marathi चुंबन (cumban), Bengali চুম্বন (cumbon), Gujarati ચુંબન (cumban) and Telugu చుంబనము (cumbanamu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊm.bən/, [t͡ʃʊ̃m.bə̃n̪]

Noun

चुंबन (cumban) m (Urdu spelling چمبن) (formal)

  1. the act of kissing; a kiss

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Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चुम्बन (cumbana). Cognate with Hindustani چمبن / चुंबन (cumban), Bengali চুম্বন (cumbon), Gujarati ચુંબન (cumban) and Telugu చుంబనము (cumbanamu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕum.bən/

Noun

चुंबन (cumban) n

  1. kiss

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चुंबन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), चुंबन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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