چھاؤں

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate Punjabi چھاں (chāṉ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɑ̃ː.õː/
Rhymes: -õː

Noun

چھاؤں • (chāõ) f (Hindi spelling छाँव)

shade, shadow

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

“چھاؤں”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“چھاؤں”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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