चुनरी
Hindi
Etymology
Compare Punjabi ਚੁੰਨੀ (cunnī). Derived from Sanskrit [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊn.ɾiː/, [t͡ʃʊ̃n.ɾiː]
Noun
चुनरी • (cunrī) f (Urdu spelling چنری)
- partly dyed (usually red) cloth (of which portions have escaped the dyeing process by being twisted or knotted together)
- the process of dyeing cunrī cloth
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चुनरी cunrī |
चुनरियाँ cunriyā̃ |
| oblique | चुनरी cunrī |
चुनरियों cunriyõ |
| vocative | चुनरी cunrī |
चुनरियो cunriyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चुनरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press