चैन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi चैंन (caiṃna).[1] Cognate with Gujarati ચેન (cen), Marathi चैन (cain), Nepali चैन् (caina), Odia ଚଇନ (caina), and Sindhi چَيْنُ (cainu). Further origin is uncertain. Perhaps related to Prakrit चइअ (caïa, possible), चायंत (cāyaṃta, enabling), चाइय (cāiya, made able), related to Sanskrit चकति (cakati, is satisfied).[2] Or, from Sanskrit शयन (śáyana);[3] for the shift in initial consonant, compare Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati, is able) < Sanskrit शक्ष्यति (śakṣyati).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛːn/, [t͡ʃɛ̃ːn]

Noun

चैन • (cainm (Urdu spelling چین)[2][3][4][5]

  1. peace, comfort, rest, calm, quiet
    Synonyms: आराम (ārām), सुख (sukh), शांति (śānti)
    सब लोग अमन-चैन से रहते थे।
    sab log aman-cain se rahte the.
    All the people lived in peace and tranquility.

Declension

Declension of चैन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चैन
cain
चैन
cain
oblique चैन
cain
चैनों
cainõ
vocative चैन
cain
चैनो
caino

Derived terms

  • अचैन (acain, uneasy)
  • अमन-चैन (aman-cain)
  • कुचैन (kucain)
  • चैन की बंसी बजना (cain kī bansī bajnā)
  • चैन से (cain se, easily)
  • बेचैन (becain, restless)
  • बेचैनी (becainī, restlessness)
  • रैन-चैन (rain-cain)
  • सुख-चैन (sukh-cain)

References

  1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) “चैंन”, in Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 0642, column 2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चैन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  4. ^ Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चैन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  5. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “चैन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Unclear. Derived from Sanskrit शयन (śayana), as per Date's Maharashtra Sabdakosa. Possibly also from Sanskrit चकति (cakati) or शान्ति (śānti), as per etymological theories for the Hindi cognate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕəin/, [t͡ɕəiːn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: चैन

Noun

चैन • (cainf or m

  1. peace, calm, quiet
    Synonym: शांती (śāntī)
  2. enjoyment, revel
    Synonym: मौज (mauj)
  3. luxury
    Synonyms: विलास (vilās), ऐषआराम (aiṣaārām)

Declension

Declension of चैन (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
चैन
cain
direct
plural
चैन
cain
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
चैन
cain
चैन
cain
oblique
सामान्यरूप
चैना
cainā
चैनां-
cainān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
चैनाला
cainālā
चैनांना
cainānnā
ergative चैनाने, चैनानं
caināne, caināna
चैनांनी
cainānnī
instrumental चैनाशी
caināśī
चैनांशी
cainānśī
locative
सप्तमी
चैनात
caināt
चैनांत
caināt
vocative
संबोधन
चैना
cainā
चैनांनो
cainānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of चैन (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
चैनाचा
caināċā
चैनाचे
caināċe
चैनाची
cainācī
चैनाच्या
cainācā
चैनाचे, चैनाचं
caināċe, caināċa
चैनाची
cainācī
चैनाच्या
cainācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
चैनांचा
cainānċā
चैनांचे
cainānċe
चैनांची
caināñcī
चैनांच्या
caināncā
चैनांचे, चैनांचं
cainānċe, cainānċa
चैनांची
caināñcī
चैनांच्या
caināñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चैन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चैन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चैन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press