चिकना

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪk.nɑː/,
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Adjective

चिकना • (ciknā) (Urdu spelling چکنا)

  1. smooth, polished; slippery
    नदी में बहुत सारे चिकने पत्थर हैं।
    nadī mẽ bahut sāre cikne patthar ha͠i.
    There are many smooth stones in the river.

Declension

Declension of चिकना (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct चिकना
ciknā 		चिकने
cikne 		चिकनी
ciknī 		चिकनी
ciknī
oblique चिकने
cikne 		चिकने
cikne 		चिकनी
ciknī 		चिकनी
ciknī
vocative चिकने
cikne 		चिकने
cikne 		चिकनी
ciknī 		चिकनी
ciknī

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चिकना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikkáṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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