Cantonment in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “cantonment”
The meaning of “cantonment” in Hindi is छावनी, pronounced chhavani — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
🔠 All meanings in Hindi
chhavani (noun)
छावनी
(noun)
कटक
(noun)
स्कंधावार
📘 Definition of cantonment
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
✍️ Cantonment in a sentence
The cantonments, it transpired, were singularly ill-sited for defence, being built on low, marshy ground, overlooked by hills on all sides.
लाल किला 'स्वतंत्रता दिवस' समारोह के लिए छावनी में बदल गया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀻 (chāyaṇī), ultimately from Sanskrit छादन (chādana, “covering”). Cognate with Gujarati છાવણી (chāvṇī).
Quick facts about “cantonment”
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Word (English)
Cantonment
Meaning in Hindi
छावनी
Pronunciation
chhavani
Part of speech
Noun
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀻 (chāyaṇī), ultimately from Sanskrit छादन (chādana, “covering”). Cognate with Gujarati છાવણી (chāvṇī).
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Hindi meaning of "cantonment" is छावनी (chhavani).
In Devanagari script it is written as छावनी.
It is pronounced "chhavani". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.