चूना

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃuː.näː]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, lime; powder).

Noun[edit]

चूना (cūnām

  1. chalk, lime
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Hindi verb set
चूना (cūnā)
चुआना (cuānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀤𑀤𑀺 (cudadi), from Sanskrit *च्युतति (cyutati, flows, trickles), from च्योतति (cyotati) but perhaps influenced by the aorist अच्युतत् (acyutat).

Verb[edit]

चूना (cūnā) (intransitive)

  1. to drop, drip, leak, or ooze
  2. to be distilled, secreted
  3. to fall (of fruit)
  4. to leak (as a vessel or roof)
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From the same root as above.

Adjective[edit]

चूना (cūnā)

  1. leaking, dripping, leaky
Declension[edit]

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