छन

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰən/, [t͡ʃʰɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

छन • (chan) m or f

a sizzling sound: hiss
a jingling sound: clink, ding
(by extension) bracelet, bangle
Synonym: कंगन (kaṅgan)

Declension

Declension of छन (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छन chan	छन, छनें chan, chanẽ
oblique	छन chan	छनों chanõ
vocative	छन chan	छनो chano

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 336

Verb

छन • (chan)

inflection of छनना (channā):
1. stem
2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

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