छाँव

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छाँव

/t͡ʃʰɑ̃ːʋ/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃʰä̃ːʋ] Hindi, Standard
/t͡ʃʰɑ̃ː.oː/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃʰä̃ː.oː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Variant of older छाँह (chā̃h), from Prakrit छाहा (chāhā), itself a variant of छाआ (chāā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Doublet of छाया (chāyā) and साया (sāyā). Related to छाई (chāī).

noun chā̃v · چھاؤں · छाँव · छाँवें · छाँवों

feminine shade, shadow
Similar: साया, छाया

In English

shadow dark image projected onto a surface

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MLA

"छाँव." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

छाँव. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5

Chicago

"छाँव." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {छाँव},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}