चिकणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चिक्कण (cikkaṇa). Related to चिकण (cikaṇ).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /t͡ɕik.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /t͡ɕik.ɳə/

Adjective

चिकणे • (cikṇe)

  1. oily, shiny, smooth
  2. (colloquial) attractive, smart

Further reading
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चिकणा, चिकना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 281
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चिकणा-ना”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1182.
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