চাঁদনি
Bengali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀡 (caṃdiṇa), from Sanskrit চান্দ্রাণা (cāndrāṇā), from Sanskrit চন্দ্র (candrá, “moon”). Cognate with Gujarati ચાંદરણું (cā̃darṇũ), Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī), Marathi चांदणी (cāndṇī), and Odia ଚାନ୍ଦନୀ (cāndani).
Pronunciation
Noun
চাঁদনি • (cãdni)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāndraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press