छाँह

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH

Sanskrit छाया (chāyā)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā)

Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)blend.

Prakrit 𑀆𑀳𑀸 (āhā)blend.

Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀳𑀸 (chāhā)

Hindi छाँह (chā̃h)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀳𑀸 (chāhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑ̃ːɦ/, [t͡ʃʰä̃ːʱ]

Noun

छाँह • (chā̃h) f

1. Alternative form of छाँव (chā̃v)

Declension

Declension of छाँह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छाँह chā̃h	छाँहें chā̃hẽ
oblique	छाँह chā̃h	छाँहों chā̃hõ
vocative	छाँह chā̃h	छाँहो chā̃ho