چنت chunat H (from چنا chunnā) s. f. Plaiting (cloths), plaits.

چنري chunarī H s. f. A mode of dying cloths, in which they are tied in different places pre- vious to dipping them in the die, so as to pre- vent the parts tied from receiving the colour: also, cloths died in this manner.

چنن chunan H s. m. Rumple, crease.

چنوٿا chunauṭā S̱. s. m. 1. The same as s̱. چنوٿي chunauṭī, q. v. 2. The folding of the cloth called sārī (ساري) worn by women.

چنوٿي chunauṭī H s. f. 1. Encouraging troops in the time of battle (for which purpose there is an officer in Indian armies). 2. Selecting from an army the fittest men for a desperate enterprise. 3. A practice which formerly pre- vailed at Benares. (On the 11th of Jeṭh, shukl-paksh̤, the inhabitants were wont to swim across the river, and forming themselves into two parties, to fight with swords, clubs, &c.).

چنوٿي chunauṭī चूर्णवती S̱. s. f. 1. A box for holding the lime used to chew along with betel. 2. A small spoon used to take out the lime.