छानबीन

Hindi

Etymology

छानना (chānnā) +‎ बीनना (bīnnā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑːn.biːn/, [t͡ʃʰä̃ːn.bĩːn]

Noun

छानबीन • (chānbīn) f (Urdu spelling چھانبِین)

screening, investigation, scrutiny, probe
Synonym: जांच (jāñc)

पुलिस इस मामले की छानबीन कर रही हैं।
pulis is māmle kī chānbīn kar rahī ha͠i.
The police are investigating the matter.

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “छानबीन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “छानबीन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छानबीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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