ਚਿਕਨਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਚੀਕਣਾ (cīkṇā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Adjective
ਚਿਕਨਾ • (ciknā) (Shahmukhi spelling چِکنا)
- smooth
Further reading
- “ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2021
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਿਕਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 233.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ciknā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259