चाँदनी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀡 (caṃdiṇa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”). Compare Marathi चांदणी (cāndṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ːd̪.niː/, [t͡ʃä̃ːd̪̚.niː]

Noun

चाँदनी • (cā̃dnī) f (Urdu spelling چَاندنِی)

1. moonlight

   Synonyms: ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā), (poetic) जुन्हाई (junhāī)

   चाँदनी रात ― cā̃dnī rāt ― moonlit night

2. canopy, covering for a roof

Declension

Declension of चाँदनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाँदनी cā̃dnī	चाँदनियाँ cā̃dniyā̃
oblique	चाँदनी cā̃dnī	चाँदनियों cā̃dniyõ
vocative	चाँदनी cā̃dnī	चाँदनियो cā̃dniyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँदनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāndraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press