Chenab

English

Alternative forms

  • Chanab

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *čandrás
    Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
    Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
    Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor.
    Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.
    Urdu چَنَاب (canāb)bor.
    Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor.
    Hindi चनाब (canāb)bor.
    English Chenab

    Borrowed from Hindustani چَنَاب (canāb) / चनाब (canāb), from Classical Persian چناب (čanāb), ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪˌnɑb/

    Proper noun

    Chenab

    2. a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.
      Synonym: (historical) Acesines

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