છાણ

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from Sanskrit *छकन (chakana), from शकृत् (śakṛt), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćák-r̥ ~ *ćak-ná-s (dung, excrement), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷ-r̥ ~ *ḱekʷ-én-s (dung, excrement). Cognate with Baluchi سغن (saġan, dung), Marathi शेण (śeṇ), Persian سرگین (sargin), and Sindhi ڇيڻو (cheṇo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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છાણ (chāṇn

  1. dung (of a cow or a buffalo)
    Synonym: ગોબર (gobar)
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