چمکنا

چمکنا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cammakka), from an onomatopoeic 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).[1] Related to چونکنا‎ (cauṅknā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਮਕਣਾ (camkaṇā) / چَمَکنا‎ (camaknā), Gujarati ચમકવું (camakvũ), Marathi चमकणे (ċamakṇe).

Verb

چمکنا • (camaknā) (Hindi spelling चमकना)

1. to shine
2. to glow

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*camakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “چمکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.