चूना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuː.nɑː/,

Etymology 1

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

Noun

चूना (cūnām

  1. chalk, lime
Declension

Etymology 2

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

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

Etymology 3

From the same root as above.

Adjective

चूना (cūnā)

  1. leaking, dripping, leaky
Declension

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