छांटना

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
छंटना (chaṇṭnā)
छांटना (chāṇṭnā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀸𑀁𑀝𑁆- (*chāṃṭ-). Cognate with Gujarati છાંટવું (chā̃ṭvũ), Bengali ছাঁটা (chãṭa), Odia ଛାଣ୍ଟିବା (chāṇṭibā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɑːɳʈ.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰä̃ːɳʈ.näː]

Verb

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छांटना (chāṇṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling چھانٹنا)

  1. to break, cut up, separate
  2. to disperse, spread
    Synonyms: बिखेरना (bikhernā), फैलाना (phailānā)
  3. to sift, sieve, filter
    1. (agriculture) to winnow
  4. to parade, show off
    Synonym: बाँटना (bā̃ṭnā)

Conjugation

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