छींकना

हिन्दी

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छींकना

/t͡ʃʰĩːk.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃʰĩːk.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit छिक्कन (chikkana, “sneezing”), probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Gujarati છીંકવું (chī̃kvũ), Marathi शिंकणे (śiṅkṇe).

verb chī̃knā · छींक · छींकना · छींकने · छींककर · छींकके

to sneeze

In English

sneeze expel air as a reflex

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MLA

"छींकना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

छींकना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"छींकना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {छींकना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}