chana

See also: Chana, chànà, and chaná

English

Alternative forms

• chaná
• channa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चना (canā), from Sanskrit चणक (caṇaka).

Noun

chana (usually uncountable, plural chanas)

1. (India, cooking) A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
2. (India) Chickpeas.

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Aka-Bea

Noun

chana

1. woman; (before a name) Mrs

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Irish

Noun

chana m sg

1. Lenited form of cana.

Verb

chana

1. Lenited form of cana.

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Middle Irish

Noun

chana m

1. Lenited form of cana.

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Polish

Noun

chana m

1. genitive singular of chan
2. accusative singular of chan

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Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

chana f (plural chanas)

1. (geography) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)
2. (informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Synonyms

• (savanna): savana, anhara (Angola)
• (woman's genitalia): See here

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Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

chana f (plural chanas)

1. (Chile, slang) Term applied to a lower‐class woman not desired for a longer relationship.

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Swahili

Verb

-chana (infinitive kuchana)

1. to tear, to separate
2. to comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chana
Positive present -nachana Subjunctive -chane Negative -chani Imperative singular chana
Infinitives
Positive kuchana Negative kutochana
Imperatives
Singular chana Plural chaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchana Positive past positive subject concord + -lichana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachana) Singular Plural 1st person ninachana/nachana tunachana 2nd person unachana mnachana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachana wanachana other classes positive subject concord + -nachana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chani) Singular Plural 1st person sichani hatuchani 2nd person huchani hamchani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachani hawachani other classes negative subject concord + -chani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachana Negative future negative subject concord + -tachana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chane) Singular Plural 1st person nichane tuchane 2nd person uchane mchane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achane wachane other classes positive subject concord + -chane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achana) Singular Plural 1st person nachana twachana 2nd person wachana mwachana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achana wachana m-mi(III/IV) wachana yachana ji-ma(V/VI) lachana yachana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachana vyachana n(IX/X) yachana zachana u(XI) wachana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachana pa(XVI) pachana mu(XVIII) mwachana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochana Consecutive kachana / positive subject concord + -kachana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichana -tuchana 2nd person -kuchana -wachana/-kuchaneni/-wachaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchana -wachana m-mi(III/IV) -uchana -ichana ji-ma(V/VI) -lichana -yachana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichana -vichana n(IX/X) -ichana -zichana u(XI) -uchana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchana pa(XVI) -pachana mu(XVIII) -muchana Reflexive -jichana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chanaye -chanao m-mi(III/IV) -chanao -chanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chanalo -chanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanacho -chanavyo n(IX/X) -chanayo -chanazo u(XI) -chanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chanako pa(XVI) -chanapo mu(XVIII) -chanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechana -ochana m-mi(III/IV) -ochana -yochana ji-ma(V/VI) -lochana -yochana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochana -vyochana n(IX/X) -yochana -zochana u(XI) -ochana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochana pa(XVI) -pochana mu(XVIII) -mochana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -chanika (“to be torn”)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχana/
• IPA^(key): /ˈχaːna/, /ˈχana/

Verb

chana

1. Aspirate mutation of cana.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cana	gana	nghana	chana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-chana^?

1. (transitive) to recognize

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.