Chunnia

/ˈtʃʌniə/ noun

Definition

A variant or alternate spelling of South Asian textile or garment terms, possibly referring to a type of cloth, scarf, or decorative piece.

Etymology

Likely related to Sanskrit or Hindi textile terminology, though the exact etymology and current usage are unclear. May be a variant of other South Asian garment names.

Kelly Says

Some words in English dictionaries are so obscure that even experts aren't entirely sure what they mean anymore—'chunnia' appears in older English-Sanskrit dictionaries but current usage has become so rare that the word is almost a ghost.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
chunnia
chun-nya
ARالعربية
chunnia
chun-nya
BNবাংলা
চুনিয়া
chun-ya
CACatalà
chunnia
chun-nya
CSČeština
chunnia
chun-nya
DADansk
chunnia
chun-nya
DEDeutsch
chunnia
chun-nya
ELΕλληνικά
chunnia
chun-nya
ESEspañol
chunnia
chun-nya
FAفارسی
chunnia
chun-nya
FISuomi
chunnia
chun-nya
FRFrançais
chunnia
chun-nya
GUGU
ચુંનિયા
choon-nya
HAHA
chunnia
chun-nya
HEעברית
chunnia
chun-nya
HIहिन्दी
chunnia
chun-nya
HUMagyar
chunnia
chun-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
chunnia
chun-nya
IGIG
chunnia
chun-nya
ITItaliano
chunnia
chun-nya
JA日本語
春家
haru-ia
KKKK
чунния
chun-nya
KMKM
chunnia
chun-nya
KO한국어
춘니아
chun-nya
MRMR
चुनिया
choon-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
chunnia
chun-nya
MYမြန်မာ
chunnia
chun-nya
NLNederlands
chunnia
chun-nya
NONorsk
chunnia
chun-nya
PAPA
ਚੁਨੀਆ
choon-ya
PLPolski
chunnia
chun-nya
PTPortuguês
chunnia
chun-nya
RORomână
chunnia
chun-nya
RUРусский
чунния
chun-nya
SVSvenska
chunnia
chun-nya
SWKiswahili
chunnia
chun-nya
TAதமிழ்
சூன்யா
soon-ya
TEతెలుగు
చూన్య
choon-ya
THไทย
chunnia
chun-nya
TLTL
chunnia
chun-nya
TRTürkçe
chunnia
chun-nya
UKУкраїнська
чуннія
chun-nya
URاردو
chunnia
chun-nya
VITiếng Việt
chunnia
chun-nya
YOYO
chunnia
chun-nya
ZH中文
春家
chūn jiā
ZUZU
chunnia
chun-nya

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