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.