ਚਿਨਾਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چنار (činâr).

Noun

ਚਿਨਾਰ • (cinārm (Shahmukhi spelling چنار)

  1. oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)
  • ਚਿਨਾਰੀ (cinārī, made of plane wood, adjective)

Further reading

  • ਚਿਨਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਿਨਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.