چناب
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چناب (čanāb), ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā). Compare Punjabi چَنھاں (canhāṉ) / ਝਨਾਂ (jhanā̃) and Saraiki چَنان٘ہہ (canāṉh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.nɑːb/
- Rhymes: -ɑːb
Proper noun
چَناب • (canāb) f (Hindi spelling चनाब)
- Chenab (a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India)
Descendants
- → English: Chenab
References
- “چناب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.