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/
  • 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 ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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