chana

See also: Chana, chànà, and chaná

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चना (canā), from Sanskrit चणक (caṇaka).

Noun

chana (usually uncountable, plural chanas)

(India, cooking) A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
(India) Chickpeas.

Aka-Bea

Noun

chana

woman; (before a name) Mrs

Irish

Noun

chana m sg

Lenited form of cana.

Verb

chana

Lenited form of cana.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cana	chana	gcana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Noun

chana m

Lenited form of cana.

Polish

Noun

chana m

genitive singular of chan
accusative singular of chan

Portuguese

Etymology

Noun

chana f (plural chanas)

(geography) savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)
(informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Synonyms

(savanna): savana, anhara (Angola)
(woman's genitalia): See here

Spanish

Etymology

Noun

chana f (plural chanas)

(Chile, slang) Term applied to a lower‐class woman not desired for a longer relationship.

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχana/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχaːna/, /ˈχana/

Verb

chana

Aspirate mutation of cana.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cana	gana	nghana	chana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Xhosa

Etymology

Verb

-chana^?

(transitive) to recognize

Inflection

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