Word Meaning
चुनती
chunti
hiverb
Meaning
Gathers, collects, or picks up (feminine habitual verb form).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'chunti' refers to gathering or collecting items, notably straws for building a nest or flowers in a garden. In this couplet, it describes a noble, lofty soul (symbolized as a bird or dust) that disdains collecting petty twigs to build a worldly abode.
Etymology
Sanskrit चिनोति (cinoti, 'to collect, gather, arrange') through Prakrit चिणोइ (ciṇōi) into Hindustani चुनना (chunnā).
Usage
Commonly used in metaphorical tropes of the garden (chaman) and nest (nasheman) representing the collection of flowers or humble straws.
Examples
She picks thorns from the desert path.
A bird gathering twigs for a nest.
Synonyms
बीनतीबटोरतीइकट्ठा करती
Related Words
चुननाचुनावचुनाई