As a Hindi name
छाना
to cover, thatch, roof; to spread, erect (as of an awning, shelter); to shade (a place), shelter; to be spread, spread, be diffused
Śabdasāgara also records: आच्छादन । छिपाना · शावक । छौना । शिशु
Cited formation "छा" is छ + -आ: छ means "the seventh consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "छा" is छ + -आ: छ means "the seventh consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit छादयति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set छाना (chānā) छवाना (chavānā) Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀤𑁂𑀤𑀺 (chādedi), from Sanskrit छादयति (chādayati).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a young animal
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "chā" is the feminine form of "cha" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine and the masculine — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
chā f. covering, concealing (cf. √ chad), L.
a mark, sign, L.
chā m. a young animal, L.
chā f. (chā) A young animal. E. cho to cut, ḍā aff.
1. cha the 7th consonant (aspirate of the preceding).
2. cha m. (√ cho) dividing, L.
Alternative readings
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