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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀻𑀡𑀕 (*cīṇaga), from Sanskrit चीनक (cīnaka), from चीन (cīna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeː.nɑː/,
Noun
चेना • (cenā) m (Urdu spelling چینا)
- proso millet, Panicum miliaceum
Declension
Declension of चेना (masc ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चेना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151