छेना

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit *स्त्यैन्य (styainya), vriddhi derivative of स्त्यान (styāna, coagulated), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stiHyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *stih₂-yeh₂nós (stiffened), from the root *steyh₂- (to stiffen).[1] Cognate with Bengali ছানা (chana).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰeː.nɑː/, [t͡ʃʰeː.näː]

Noun[edit]

छेना (chenām (Urdu spelling چھینا)

  1. chhena (separated from milk by adding an acidic agent, usually lemon juice)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

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