Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chann/ ਚ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਚੰਨ chann Say it**CHUNN**Type**Noun** In short Chann is the Punjabi word for the moon, the night's lamp, beloved in songs and stories. ## How it's used 1. 1ਅੱਜ ਚੰਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਹੈ।The moon has risen beautifully tonight. 2. 2ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਰੇ ਚਮਕਦੇ ਹਨ।The stars shine in the moonlit night. 3. 3ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਖੜਾ ਚੰਨ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੈ।Her face is like the moon. _A classic compliment_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਚੰਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਚੰਦਰਮਾ, ਰਾਤ ਦੇ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ। ਪੂਰਨਮਾਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਚੰਨ ਅਤੇ "ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ" ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਹਨ। ਚੰਨ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਮੇਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਹੈ। ਕਰਵਾ ਚੌਥ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਚੰਨ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ, ਈਦ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਚੰਨ ਦੇ ਦੀਦਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤ ਚੰਨ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਹਨ, ਮਾਵਾਂ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ "ਚੰਨ-ਚੰਨ" ਦੀਆਂ ਲੋਰੀਆਂ ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਕਵੀ ਸਦੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਮਹਿਬੂਬ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਚੰਨ ਨਾਲ ਕਰਦੇ ਆਏ ਹਨ। ## Meaning Chann means the moon: the bright disc that lights the night sky. The full moon is "puranmashi da chann", and a moonlit night is "chandni raat", one of the most beautiful phrases in the language. The moon in Punjabi is gentle and romantic, never cold. It is the confidant of lovers, the beauty's comparison ("chann jeha mukhda", a face like the moon), and the marker of festivals and fasts. ## Origin and etymology Chann comes from the Sanskrit chandra, meaning moon, worn smooth by millennia of daily speech. It is among the oldest words in the language, people have said a version of it while looking up at the night sky for thousands of years. The same ancient root names the moon across the languages of North India. ## Cultural context The moon rules Punjabi time and romance. Karva Chauth's fast ends when the moon rises; Eid is declared on the moon's sighting; and Guru Nanak's birth is celebrated on the full moon of Kartik. Punjabi songs are drunk on the chann. Lovers meet by moonlight in folk tales, mothers sing of the moon to crying babies ("chann chann" lullabies), and poets have compared beloveds to the moon for centuries. ## What does chann mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "Moon". Chann means the moon: the bright disc that lights the night sky. The full moon is "puranmashi da chann", and a moonlit night is "chandni raat", one of the most beautiful phrases in the language. ## How is chann used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਅੱਜ ਚੰਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਹੈ।, "The moon has risen beautifully tonight.". Another example from the entry: ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਰੇ ਚਮਕਦੇ ਹਨ।, "The stars shine in the moonlit night.". ## How do you pronounce chann? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "CHUNN". ## Where would you hear chann used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਚੰਨ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਚੰਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਚੰਦਰਮਾ, ਰਾਤ ਦੇ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ। ਪੂਰਨਮਾਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਚੰਨ ਅਤੇ "ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਰਾਤ" ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਹਨ। ## ਚੰਨ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਅੱਜ ਚੰਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ ਹੈ। ## ਚੰਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਚੰਨ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਮੇਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਹੈ। ਕਰਵਾ ਚੌਥ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਚੰਨ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ, ਈਦ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਚੰਨ ਦੇ ਦੀਦਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਰਾਤraatNight](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/raat/)[ਪਿਆਰpyaarLove; deep affection](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pyaar/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. [Support](https://jugti.com/support/) ## More words [ਚੰਗਾchangagood, fine, okay](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/changa/)[ਕਿੱਦਾਂkiddanhow are you? what's up? 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