Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
चिकण. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
चिकण, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
चिकण in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
चिकण you have here. The definition of the word
चिकण will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
चिकण, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa).
Adjective
चिकण • (cikaṇ)
- (rare) unctuous, gummy, sticky
2015, Dr. G. K. Zende, जमीन आणि जमिनीची निगा, page 20:भंडारा जिल्ह्यातील वैनगंगेच्या काठची जमीन चिकण व उथळ प्रकारची आहे.- bhaṇḍārā jilhyātīl vaingaṅgecyā kāṭhcī jamīn cikaṇ va uthaḷ prakārcī āhe.
- The bank of the Wainganga River in Bhandara district is of the sticky and shallow kind.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
चिकण • (cikaṇ) n
- Alternative form of चिकन (cikan, “chicken”)
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चिकण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चिकण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikaṇ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press