ਚਿਕਨਾ

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Punjabi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Adjective[edit]

ਚਿਕਨਾ (ciknā) (Shahmukhi spelling چِکنا)

  1. smooth

Further reading[edit]

  • ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 233.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ciknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259