Chanachana, Chaṇachaṇa, Chaṅachaṅa: 4 definitions
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Chanachana means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychaṇachaṇa (छणछण) [or णा, ṇā].—ad Imit. of the sound in issuing or counting rupees: chink! clink! clank! Hence it implies Freely, liberally, lavishly--giving money. Ex. cha0 rupayē dilyāvāñcūna kōṇhī kōṇhācā ōśāḷā hōta nāhīṃ. 2 Imit. also of jingling or tinkling (as of the little bells on the toes).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishchaṇachaṇa (छणछण) [-ṇāṃ, -णां].—ad Imit. of the sound in counting rupees. Freely.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryChanāchana (छनाछन):—(adv) with a jingling-tinkling sound.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Chaṅachaṅa (छङछङ):—n. the sound of a waterfall; adv. (of waterfall or river) to flow; to fall intermittently;
2) Chanachana (छनछन):—n. the sound produced while counting coins; jingling sound; tinkling sound; clinking sound;
3) Chanāchana (छनाछन):—adv. to count the coins with a continuous jingle;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Canacanam, Chanachanaha, Chanachanahata, Chanachanai, Chanachananem, Chanachanata, Chanachanati, Chanachanau, Chanachanaumdo, Chanachanaunu.
Full-text: Chanachananem, Chanana, Chanachanata.
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