चनाब

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *čandrás
    Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
    Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
    Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor.
    Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.
    Hindi चनाब (canāb)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb), borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā), from चन्द्र (candra) + भाग (bhāga).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.nɑːb/, [t͡ʃɐ.näːb]
    • Rhymes: -ɑːb

    Proper noun

    चनाब • (canāb) f (Urdu spelling چَناب)

    1. Chenab (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India)
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