चूना

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, lime; powder).

Noun

चूना • (cūnām

  1. chalk, lime
Declension
Declension of चूना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चूना
cūnā
चूने
cūne
oblique चूने
cūne
चूनों
cūnõ
vocative चूने
cūne
चूनो
cūno

Etymology 2

Hindi verb set
चूना (cūnā)
चुआना (cuānā)

Inherited from Prakrit चुअइ (cuaï). See there for more.

Verb

चूना • (cūnā) (intransitive)

  1. to drop, drip, leak, or ooze
  2. to be distilled, secreted
  3. to fall (of fruit)
  4. to leak (as a vessel or roof)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

From the same root as above.

Adjective

चूना • (cūnā)

  1. leaking, dripping, leaky
Declension
Declension of चूना (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct चूना
cūnā
चूने
cūne
चूनी
cūnī
चूनी
cūnī
oblique चूने
cūne
चूने
cūne
चूनी
cūnī
चूनी
cūnī
vocative चूने
cūne
चूने
cūne
चूनी
cūnī
चूनी
cūnī

References