čhína

See also: china and China

Kalasha

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit छिन्न (chinna).

Adjective

čhína

  1. broken

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit छि॒नत्ति॑ (chinátti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti, from Proto-Indo-European *skinédti, from *skeyd- or *-né-. Cognate with Kalkoti čhinuun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tɕʰína/

    Verb

    čhína (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling چِھنہ)

    1. to cut, cut off
    2. to reduce
    3. to make (part. milk products)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of čhína (L-conj w/ cons-ending)
    imperative čhín
    infinitive čhináai
    converb čhiní
    obligative čhineeṇḍeéu
    copredicative participle čhiníim
    agentive verbal noun čhinainií
    singular plural
    m f m f
    verbal noun čhináaṭu čhinéeṭi čhináaṭa čhinéeṭim
    present čhináanu čhinéeni čhináana čhinéenim
    perfective čhinílu čhiníli čhiníla čhinílim
    future 1st čhínum čhiníia
    2nd čhínaṛ čhínat
    3rd čhína čhínan

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “čhína”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*chindati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 277