चाँदनी
Hindi
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
चाँदनी • (cā̃dnī) f
- moonlight
- (deprecated template usage) चाँदनी रात ― cā̃dnī rāt ― moonlit night
- Synonyms: ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā), (poetic) जुन्हाई (junhāī)
- canopy, covering for a roof
Declension
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