چند

See also: جند and خند

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭭𐭣 (čand), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt), Sanskrit कियत् (kiyat), Latin quantus.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰän̪d̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰän̪d̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰän̪d̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? čand
Dari reading? čand
Iranian reading? čand
Tajik reading? čand

Determiner

چند • (čand)

Dari چند
Iranian Persian
Tajik чанд
  1. (in interrogatives) how many, how much
    از اینجا تا آنجا چند کیلومتر می‌شود؟ (more literary)
    az injâ tâ ânjâ čand kilometr mi-šavad?
    از اینجا تا اونجا چند کیلومتر می‌شه؟ (more colloquial)
    az injâ tâ unjâ čand kilometr mi-še?
    How many kilometers is it from here to there?
  2. (in declaratives) some, a few, several
    استادانی چند آنجا نشستند. (more literary)
    ostâdân-i čand ânjâ nešastand.
    چند تا استاد اونجا نشستن. (more colloquial)
    čand tâ ostâd unjâ nešastan.
    Some professors are sitting there.

Derived terms

Adverb

چَند • (čand)

  1. how much?
    Synonym: چقدر (čeqadr)
  2. how long (in time)?
    Synonym: چند وقت (čand vaqt)

Descendants
  • → Hindustani: čand, čanda
    Hindi: चन्द, चंदा
    Urdu: چند, چندہ
  • Kurdish:
    • → Northern Kurdish: çend
    • → Central Kurdish: چەند (çend)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: چند (çend)
  • → Zazaki: çenday

Punjabi

Noun

چَنْد • (cand) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਦ)

  1. (astronomy) moon
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