See also: चबाना

Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चुम्बन (cumbana). Doublet of चुम्मा (cummā). Cognate with Marathi चुंबन (cumban), Bengali চুম্বন (cumbon), Gujarati ચુંબન (cumban) and Telugu చుంబనము (cumbanamu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊm.bən/, [t͡ʃʊ̃m.bɐ̃n]

Noun

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चुंबन (cumbanm (Urdu spelling چمبن)

  1. the act of kissing; a kiss

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चुम्बन (cumbana). Cognate with Hindustani چمبن / चुंबन (cumban), Bengali চুম্বন (cumbon), Gujarati ચુંબન (cumban) and Telugu చుంబనము (cumbanamu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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चुंबन (cumbann

  1. kiss (formal)
    Synonyms: पापा (pāpā), पापी (pāpī) (informal)

Declension

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Declension of चुंबन (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
चुंबन
cumban
direct
plural
चुंबने, चुंबनं
cumbane, cumbna
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
चुंबन
cumban
चुंबने, चुंबनं
cumbane, cumbna
oblique
सामान्यरूप
चुंबना
cumbanā
चुंबनां-
cumbanān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
चुंबनाला
cumbanālā
चुंबनांना
cumbanānnā
ergative चुंबनाने, चुंबनानं
cumbanāne, cumbanāna
चुंबनांनी
cumbanānnī
instrumental चुंबनाशी
cumbanāśī
चुंबनांशी
cumbanānśī
locative
सप्तमी
चुंबनात
cumbanāt
चुंबनांत
cumbanāt
vocative
संबोधन
चुंबना
cumbanā
चुंबनांनो
cumbanānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of चुंबन (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
चुंबनाचा
cumbanāċā
चुंबनाचे
cumbanāċe
चुंबनाची
cumbanācī
चुंबनाच्या
cumbanācā
चुंबनाचे, चुंबनाचं
cumbanāċe, cumbanāċa
चुंबनाची
cumbanācī
चुंबनाच्या
cumbanācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
चुंबनांचा
cumbanānċā
चुंबनांचे
cumbanānċe
चुंबनांची
cumbanāñcī
चुंबनांच्या
cumbanāncā
चुंबनांचे, चुंबनांचं
cumbanānċe, cumbanānċa
चुंबनांची
cumbanāñcī
चुंबनांच्या
cumbanāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चुंबन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चुंबन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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