চিনি

Bengali
large white sugar crystals
চিনি

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃini/, [ˈtʃiniˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕini/, [ˈtɕiniˑ]
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  • Rhymes: -ini

Etymology 1

From earlier চীনী (cini), from চীন (cin) +‎ -ঈ (-i). Compare with Hindi चीनी (cīnī) and Urdu ⁧چینی⁩ (cīnī).

Noun

চিনি • (cini)

  1. sugar (sucrose in the form of small crystals)
    তুমি কি চায় চিনি চাও?
    tumi ki caẏ cini caō?
    Do you want sugar in your tea?
    আমি কফি চিনি দিয়ে খাই।
    ami kophi cini diẏe khai.
    I drink my coffee with sugar.

Etymology 2

Form of চেনা (cena).

Verb

চিনি • (cini)

  1. first-person present indicative of চেনা (cena)
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