Cakhanem, Cākhaṇēṃ, Cākhaṇeṃ: 2 definitions

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Cakhanem means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cākhaṇēṃ (चाखणें).—v c ( H) To try the flavor of, to taste. Used fig. as the English word. Pr. taḷēṃ rākhīla tō pāṇī cākhīla. Pr. cākhalēṃ nāhīṃ paṇa dēkhalēṃ tara asēla. cākhatamākhata jēvaṇēṃ To eat delicately, daintily, or with little appetite. cākhatamākhata bōlaṇēṃ To speak falteringly or pausingly. cākhūna rāndhaṇēṃ To cook after tasting. As the Hindu cook never tastes what he prepares, and thus lacks effective guidance in his operation, the phrase, with neg. con., comes to signify To be necessarily uncertain respecting the end or result of a doing. Pr. cukī viṣayīṃ kōṇhī cākhūna rāndhalēṃ nāhīṃ No one can be confident of not blundering or erring. (Errare est hominis &c.)

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cakhaṇēṃ (चखणें) [or चुंखणें, cuṅkhaṇēṃ].—v c P (Usually cōkhaṇēṃ) To suck.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

cākhaṇēṃ (चाखणें).—v t Taste. cākhatamākhata jēvaṇēṃ Eat de- licately. cākhūna rāndhaṇēṃ To cook after tasting. To be uncertain about the result.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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