चयन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चयन (cáyana), with semantic shift from "collecting (a pile)" > "selecting (from said pile)".

Pronunciation

Noun

चयन • (cayanm

  1. choice, selection
    • 2017 December 4, “क्या बीजेपी अध्यक्ष का चुनाव ज्यादा लोकतांत्रिक होता है? [kyā bījepī adhyakṣ kā cunāv jyādā loktāntrik hotā hai?]”, in BBC Hindi[1]:
      पिछले दिनों महाराष्ट्र कांग्रेस के सचिव शहज़ाद पूनावाला ने पार्टी के शीर्ष पद की चुनाव प्रक्रिया पर सवाल उठाते हुए कहा था कि एक व्यक्ति के 'चयन' के लिए 'चुनाव का दिखावा' किया जा रहा है.
      pichle dinõ mahārāṣṭra kāṅgres ke saciv śahzād pūnāvālā ne pārṭī ke śīrṣ pad kī cunāv prakriyā par savāl uṭhāte hue kahā thā ki ek vyakti ke 'cayan' ke lie 'cunāv kā dikhāvā' kiyā jā rahā hai.
      In the past few days Maharasthra Congress secretary Shahzad Punavala has questioned the procedure of electing the party's top leadership, saying that for one person's 'choice' was the 'farce of an election' being held.
  2. choosing, selecting (act)

Declension

Declension of चयन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चयन
cayan
चयन
cayan
oblique चयन
cayan
चयनों
cayanõ
vocative चयन
cayan
चयनो
cayano

Derived terms

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

चि (ci, to arrange, collect) +‎ -अन (-ana, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

चय॑न • (cáyana) stemn

  1. piling up (wood, etc.)
  2. stacked wood
  3. collecting

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of चय॑न
singular dual plural
nominative चय॑नम् (cáyanam) चय॑ने (cáyane) चय॑नानि (cáyanāni)
चय॑ना¹ (cáyanā¹)
accusative चय॑नम् (cáyanam) चय॑ने (cáyane) चय॑नानि (cáyanāni)
चय॑ना¹ (cáyanā¹)
instrumental चय॑नेन (cáyanena) चय॑नाभ्याम् (cáyanābhyām) चय॑नैः (cáyanaiḥ)
चय॑नेभिः¹ (cáyanebhiḥ¹)
dative चय॑नाय (cáyanāya) चय॑नाभ्याम् (cáyanābhyām) चय॑नेभ्यः (cáyanebhyaḥ)
ablative चय॑नात् (cáyanāt) चय॑नाभ्याम् (cáyanābhyām) चय॑नेभ्यः (cáyanebhyaḥ)
genitive चय॑नस्य (cáyanasya) चय॑नयोः (cáyanayoḥ) चय॑नानाम् (cáyanānām)
locative चय॑ने (cáyane) चय॑नयोः (cáyanayoḥ) चय॑नेषु (cáyaneṣu)
vocative चय॑न (cáyana) चय॑ने (cáyane) चय॑नानि (cáyanāni)
चय॑ना¹ (cáyanā¹)
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Descendants

  • Hindi: चयन (cayan)

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