چنا
Brahui
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil சின்ன (ciṉṉa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
چُنَا (cunā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | چُنا (cunā) | چُناک (cunāk) |
| genitive | چُنانا (cunānā) | چُناتا (cunātā) |
| dative | چُناکِ (cunāk-i) | چُناتیکِ (cunātek-i) |
| objective | چُناۓ (cunā-ye) | چُناتے (cunāte) |
| instrumental | چُنائَٹ (cunāaṭ) | چُناتیئَٹ (cunāteaṭ) |
| comitative | چُناتو (cunāto) | چُناتیتو (cunāteto) |
| ablative | چُنائان (cunāān) چُناغان (cunāġān) |
چُناتیئان (cunāteān) |
| locative | چُناٹی (cunāṭī) | چُناتیٹی (cunāteṭī) |
| lative | چُنائای (cunāāī) چُناغای (cunāġāī) |
چُناتیئای (cunāteāī) |
| adessive | چُنائِس (cunāis) چُنائِسْک (cunāisk) |
چُناتیک (cunātek) |
| terminative | چُنائِسْکا (cunāiskā) | چُناتیکا (cunātekā) |
Multisyllabic noun ending in vowel a or ā.
Example: اُرا (urā)
References
- Bray, Denys (1934), “chunā”, in The Brahui Language[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 96
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “2594”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Mogholi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *cinua. Cognate to Mongolian чоно (čono, “wolf”).
Noun
چِنا (činā)
References
- Shinobu Iwamura (1961), The Zirni Manuscript: A Persian-Mongolian Glossary and Grammar[2], Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto University Press
Punjabi
Noun
چَنّا • (cannā)