छेना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit *स्त्यैन्य (*styainya), vriddhi derivative of स्त्यान (styāna, “coagulated”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stiHyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *stih₂-yeh₂nós (“stiffened”), from the root *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).[1] Cognate with Bengali ছানা (chana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

छेना • (chenā) m (Urdu spelling چھینا)

  1. chhena (separated from milk by adding an acidic agent, usually lemon juice)

Declension

Declension of छेना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct छेना
chenā 		छेने
chene
oblique छेने
chene 		छेनों
chenõ
vocative छेने
chene 		छेनो
cheno

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “styāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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