English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चना (canā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌnə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːnə/
Noun
chana (usually uncountable, plural chanas)
- (India, cooking) A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
- (India) Chickpeas.
- Synonym: kadala
Derived terms
Aka-Bea
Noun
chana
- woman; (before a name) Mrs
Garo
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
chana (transitive)
- to put on the fire, have on the fire (of a cooking pot)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
chana (transitive)
- to count
- to track, follow the tracks (as when hunting animals)
Irish
Noun
chana m sg
- lenited form of cana
Verb
chana
- lenited form of cana
Middle Irish
Noun
chana m
- lenited form of cana
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: cha‧na
Noun
chana m
- genitive singular of chan
- accusative singular of chan
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɐ.na/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chokwe [Term?][1]
Noun
chana f (plural chanas)
- (Angola, geography) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)
- Synonyms: savana, (Angola) anhara
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
chana f (plural chanas)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
References
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃana/ [ˈt͡ʃa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: cha‧na
Noun
chana f (plural chanas)
- (Chile, slang) Term applied to a lower‐class woman not desired for a longer relationship
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-chana (infinitive kuchana)
- to tear, to separate
- to comb
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chana
|
| Positive present
|
-nachana
|
| Subjunctive
|
-chane
|
| Negative
|
-chani
|
| Imperative singular
|
chana
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuchana
|
| Negative
|
kutochana
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
chana
|
| Plural
|
chaneni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huchana
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichana
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchana
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachana)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninachana/nachana
|
tunachana
|
| 2nd person
|
unachana
|
mnachana
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anachana
|
wanachana
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nachana
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chani)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sichani
|
hatuchani
|
| 2nd person
|
huchani
|
hamchani
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hachani
|
hawachani
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -chani
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachana
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachana
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chane)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nichane
|
tuchane
|
| 2nd person
|
uchane
|
mchane
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achane
|
wachane
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -chane
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sichane
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngechana
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singechana
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalichana
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalichana
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achana)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nachana
|
twachana
|
| 2nd person
|
wachana
|
mwachana
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achana
|
wachana
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wachana
|
yachana
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachana
|
yachana
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachana
|
vyachana
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yachana
|
zachana
|
| u(XI)
|
wachana
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachana
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pachana
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachana
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mechana
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshachana
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jachana
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kichana
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipochana
|
| Consecutive
|
kachana / positive subject concord + -kachana
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kachane
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nichana
|
-tuchana
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuchana
|
-wachana/-kuchaneni/-wachaneni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mchana
|
-wachana
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uchana
|
-ichana
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lichana
|
-yachana
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kichana
|
-vichana
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ichana
|
-zichana
|
| u(XI)
|
-uchana
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuchana
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pachana
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muchana
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jichana
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chana- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-chanaye
|
-chanao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-chanao
|
-chanayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-chanalo
|
-chanayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chanacho
|
-chanavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-chanayo
|
-chanazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-chanao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chanako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-chanapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-chanamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chana)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yechana
|
-ochana
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ochana
|
-yochana
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lochana
|
-yochana
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chochana
|
-vyochana
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yochana
|
-zochana
|
| u(XI)
|
-ochana
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochana
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pochana
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochana
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
chana
- aspirate mutation of cana
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-châna
- (transitive) to recognize
- to hit the mark
Inflection
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