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چکنا

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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

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Adjective

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چِکْنا (ciknā) (Hindi spelling चिकना)

  1. smooth, polished; slippery
Declension
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Declension of چکنا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چِکْنا (ciknā) چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنی (ciknī) چِکْنی (ciknī)
indirect چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنے (cikne) چِکْنی (ciknī) چِکْنی (ciknī)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (cukkaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*cukkati).

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Verb

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چُکْنا (cuknā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling चुकना)

  1. to be settled
  2. to be paid off, repaid (e.g. a debt)
  3. to be finished, completed
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit *चक्यते (cakyate, to tremble (out of fear, astonishment, bewilderment, etc.)). Related to چَکِت (cakit).

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Verb

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چَکْنا (caknā) (intransitive, Hindi spelling चकना)

  1. to be astonished, bewildered, surprised, or amazed
Conjugation
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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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چَکْنا (caknā) (transitive, Hindi spelling चकना)

  1. alternative form of چَکْھنا (cakhnā, to experience; taste; suffer; enjoy)

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “چکنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 436
  • چکنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 255
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ciknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 246