چھاں

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate with Saraiki چھاں (chāṉ), Sindhi ڇانوَ (chā̃va), and Urdu چھاؤں (chāõ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰãː/

Noun

چھاں • (chāṉ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਛਾਂ)

1. shade; shadow

   چھاں تے ٻَیٹھے ساں۔

   chāṉ te ḇaiṭhe sāṉ.

   We were sitting in the shade.

2. (figurative) protection, support, patronage

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate with Punjabi چھاں (chāṉ), Sindhi ڇانوَ (chā̃va), and Urdu چھاؤں (chāõ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑ̃ː/

Noun

چھاں (chāṉ) f

1. shade

   چھاں تے ٻَیٹھے ہاسے۔

   chāṉ te ḇaiṭhe hāse.

   We were sitting in the shade.

See also

• پَچھاواں (pachāvāṉ)