चाँदनी

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चाँदनी

  • /t͡ʃɑːnd̪.niː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [t͡ʃä̃ːn̪d̪̚.niː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀡 (caṃdiṇa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”). Cognate with Bengali চাঁদনী (cãdoni), Marathi चांदणी (cāndṇī), Sylheti ꠌꠘ꠆ꠖꠘꠤ (sondoni).

noun cā̃dnī · چَاندنِی · चाँदनी · चाँदनियाँ · चाँदनियों

  1. feminine moonlight चाँदनी रात
  2. feminine canopy, covering for a roof

Similar: चाँदनी, कौमुदी, चंद्रिका, चन्द्रिका (candrikā), ज्योत्स्ना, चंद्रप्रभा, शशिप्रभा, जुन्हाई, चंद्रकांति, चंद्रद्युति

proper noun cā̃dnī · चाँदनी

  1. feminine a female given name, Chandni, from Sanskrit

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"चाँदनी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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चाँदनी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80

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"चाँदनी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {चाँदनी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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