छींकना

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit छिक्कन (chikkana, sneezing), probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Gujarati છીંકવું (chī̃kvũ), Marathi शिंकणे (śiṅkṇe).

Verb

छींकना (chī̃knā)

  1. to sneeze

Conjugation

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References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press