chunni
noun
chunni is spelled C-H-U-N-N-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chunni means “Synonym of dupatta – a long scarf worn by South Asian women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chunni is chunnis.
How many letters and syllables are in chunni?
| Letters | 6: C-H-U-N-N-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chunni?
Chunni appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of chunni
- chunnis plural
- chunari
- chunri
- chundari
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chunni mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of dupatta – a long scarf worn by South Asian women.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chunni come from?
Borrowed from Punjabi چُنّی (cunnī) / Punjabi ਚੁੰਨੀ (cunnī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).