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 • (chāṉf (Gurmukhi spelling ਛਾਂ)

  1. shade; shadow
    چھاں اُتّے بَہے سِی۔
    chāṉ utte bahe sī.
    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 (chāṉf

  1. shade
    چھاں تے ٻَیٹھے ہاسے۔
    chāṉ te ḇaiṭhe hāse.
    We were sitting in the shade.

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