chinar

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chinar

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Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi चिनार (cinār) / Urdu چِنَار (cinār), in turn derived from Classical Persian چِنَار (činār, “Platanus”), ultimately derived from Middle Persian cynʾl (/⁠činār⁠/).

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An oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis). The chinar, or Oriental plane tree, has been cultivated in Persia from the earliest period; and Evelyn states that "a worthy knight, who staid at Ispahan when that famous city was infected with a raging pestilence, told" him "that, since they have planted a greater number of these noble treees about

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"chinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chinar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chinar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chinar

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"chinar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chinar.

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@misc{chinar_2026,
  title = {chinar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chinar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}