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

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃãd̪ni/, [ˈt͡ʃãd̪niˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕad̪ni/, [ˈtɕad̪niˑ]

Noun

চাঁদনি • (cãdni)

  1. moonlight
    Synonym: জ্যোৎস্না (jōtsna)
    চাঁদনি রাতcãdni ratmoonlit night

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