چنی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [Term?]. Compare Braj चुनर (cunar) / چُنَر (cunar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊn.niː/, [t͡ʃʊ̃n.niː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

چُنّی • (cunnī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੁੰਨੀ)

1. scarf, dupatta

   Synonym: دوپَٹَّا (dopaṭṭā)

Declension

Declension of چنی
dir. sg.	چُنّی (cunnī)
dir. pl.	چُنِّیاں (cunniyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	چُنّی (cunnī)	چُنِّیاں (cunniyāṉ)
oblique	چُنّی (cunnī)	چُنِّیاں (cunniyāṉ)
vocative	چُنِّیے (cunniye)	چُنِّیو (cunniyo)
ablative	چُنِّیوں (cunniyoṉ)	چُنِّیاں (cunniyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چُنّی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਚੁੰਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024