चवन्नी
Hindi
Etymology
From चौ- (cau-, “four”) + आना (ānā, “anna”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ʋən.niː/, [t͡ʃə.ʋə̃n̪.n̪iː]
Noun
चवन्नी • (cavannī) m
- four-anna coin (¼ of a rupee)
Declension
Declension of चवन्नी (masc ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | चवन्नी cavannī | चवन्नी cavannī |
oblique | चवन्नी cavannī | चवन्नियों cavanniyõ |
vocative | चवन्नी cavannī | चवन्नियो cavanniyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चवन्नी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press