চেনা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Vowel lowering (/i/ → /e/), through umlaut, triggered by the following open vowel (/a/) in চিনা (cina); ultimately from चिह्नयति (cihnayati, to stamp, mark). Cognate with Assamese চিনা (sina), Hindi चीन्हना (cīnhanā), Urdu چیننا (cīnnā). Doublet of চিহ্ন (cihno).

Pronunciation

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  • (West Bengal) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃe.na]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: চে‧না

Verb

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চেনা (cena)

  1. to know, to be familiar with
    আমি ওই মহিলাকে চিনি
    ami ōi mohilake cini.
    I know that woman.
    এই জায়গাটা ভাল করে চিনি না।
    ei jaẏgaṭa bhalô kôre cini na.
    I don't know this place well.

Usage notes

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For the difference between জানা (jana) and চেনা (cena), see জানা (jana).

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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চেনা (cena) (comparative আরও চেনা, superlative সবচেয়ে চেনা)

  1. familiar
    এটা আমার চেনা রাস্তা।
    eṭa amar cena rasta.
    I know this road.
    (literally, “This is my familiar road.”)

Antonyms

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