ચારણી
Gujarati
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɾ.ɳi/
- Rhymes: -i
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit *चारणी (*cāraṇī). Cognate with Pashayi ċōrién.
Noun
ચારણી • (cārṇī) f
- sieve
- Synonym: ગળણી (gaḷṇī)
- Coordinate term: ચારણો (cārṇo, “sizable sieve”)
Alternative forms
- ચાળણી (cāḷṇī)
Etymology 2
Feminine of ચારણ (cāraṇ).
Adjective
ચારણી • (cārṇī) (indeclinable)
- Of or relating to Charans.
Noun
ચારણી • (cārṇī) f
- female equivalent of ચારણ (cāraṇ, “Charan”)
Further reading
- “ચારણી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāraṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 258