چنائی

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From چُݨ (cuṇ) +‎ ـائی, from چُݨݨا (cuṇṇā), inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑀇 (cuṇaï), from Sanskrit चिनोति (cinṓti).

Pronunciation

Noun

چُݨائی (cuṇā'īf (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੁਣਾਈ)

  1. verbal noun of چُݨݨا (cuṇṇā, to select; pick; plait; pile up)
  2. construction; fabrication as well as the wages of a labour

Declension

Declension of چنائی
dir. sg. چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī)
dir. pl. چُݨائِیاں
singular plural
direct چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī) چُݨائِیاں
oblique چُݨائی (cuṇā'ī) چُݨائِیاں
vocative چُݨائِیے (cuṇā'iye) چُݨائِیو (cuṇā'īv)
ablative چُݨائِیوں (cuṇā'īvṉ) چُݨائِیاں
locative
instrumental

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چُنائی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਚੁਣਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cinṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 261