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Chenab.

a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈt͡ʃɪˌnɑb/
  1. a river in Punjab, Pakistan and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *čandrás Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćandrás Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-ó-s Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás Sanskrit भाग (bhāga) Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)bor. Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor. Urdu چَنَاب (canāb)bor. ▲ Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb)bor. Hindi चनाब (canāb)bor. English Chenab Borrowed from Hindustani چَنَاب (canāb) / चनाब (canāb), from Classical Persian چَنَاب (čanāb), ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā).

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