चूर्ण (choorn)
noun
A largely medical/culinary term for a fine powder, especially an Ayurvedic digestive powder; also used more generally in chemistry/technical contexts for 'powder.'
Sense
1
:
Ayurvedic digestive powder
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पाउडर (paaudar, general/English loan, less specific to Ayurveda)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Ask almost any Indian household about चूर्ण (choorn) and someone will mention a bottle kept in the kitchen shelf for after a heavy meal -- it is deeply tied to Ayurvedic home remedies, distinct from cooking powders like मसाला (masaalaa).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for पाउडर (paaudar) as a catch-all, but चूर्ण (choorn) specifically evokes an Ayurvedic remedy, like हाजमोला (haajmolaa)-style digestive mixes, not a generic powder such as face powder or spice powder.
Sample Sentences:
खाना खाने के बाद दादी हमेशा एक चम्मच चूर्ण खाती हैं।
After eating food, grandmother always takes a spoon of digestive powder.
(khaanaa khaane ke baad daadii hameshaa ek chammach choorn khaatii hain।)
पेट भारी लग रहा है, थोड़ा चूर्ण ले लो।
My stomach feels heavy, take a little digestive powder.
(pet bhaarii lag rahaa hai, thodaa choorn le lo।)
मम्मी ने रसोई की अलमारी में चूर्ण की शीशी रख दी है।
Mom has kept the bottle of digestive powder in the kitchen cupboard.
(mammii ne rasoii kii almaarii men choorn kii shiishii rakh dii hai।)
वैद्य जी ने कब्ज़ के लिए यह चूर्ण दिया था।
The Ayurvedic doctor had given this digestive powder for constipation.
(vaidy jii ne kabz ke lie yah choorn diyaa thaa।)
अगर तुम रोज़ भारी खाना खाओगे, तो चूर्ण खाना पड़ेगा।
If you eat heavy food every day, you'll have to take digestive powder.
(agar tum roz bhaarii khaanaa khaaoge, to choorn khaanaa padegaa।)
काश उस दिन मैंने चूर्ण खा लिया होता, तो रातभर पेट न दुखता।
I wish I had taken digestive powder that day, then my stomach wouldn't have ached all night.
(kaash us din mainne choorn khaa liyaa hotaa, to raatbhar pet n dukhtaa।)
इस चूर्ण में सौंफ, अजवाइन और काला नमक मिला होता है।
This digestive powder usually has fennel, carom seeds, and black salt mixed in it.
(is choorn men saumph, ajvaain aur kaalaa namak milaa hotaa hai।)
यह चूर्ण गुनगुने पानी के साथ लिया जाता है।
This digestive powder is taken with lukewarm water.
(yah choorn gungune paanii ke saath liyaa jaataa hai।)
डॉक्टर ने सलाह दी कि खाने के बाद चूर्ण लिया जाए।
The doctor advised that digestive powder be taken after meals.
(doktar ne salaah dii ki khaane ke baad choorn liyaa jaae।)
शादी की दावत में इतना खा लिया कि घर आते ही चूर्ण फांकना पड़ा।
I ate so much at the wedding feast that as soon as I got home I had to gulp down digestive powder.
(shaadii kii daavat men itnaa khaa liyaa ki ghar aate hii choorn phaanknaa padaa।)
Sense
2
:
powder (general/technical)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पाउडर (paaudar)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: In chemistry or pharmacy contexts, चूर्ण (choorn) can simply mean any fine powder, but in everyday conversation the Ayurvedic-remedy sense (above) is far more common, so this general sense is mostly met in textbooks or formal writing.
Sample Sentences:
इस पदार्थ को कूट कर बारीक चूर्ण बना लें।
Grind this substance into a fine powder.
(is padaarth ko koot kar baariik choorn banaa len।)
प्रयोगशाला में हमने उस खनिज को चूर्ण में बदल दिया।
In the laboratory, we converted that mineral into powder.
(prayogshaalaa men hamne us khanij ko choorn men badal diyaa।)
यह चूर्ण पानी में पूरी तरह घुल जाता है।
This powder dissolves completely in water.
(yah choorn paanii men poorii tarah ghul jaataa hai।)
रसायनशास्त्र की परीक्षा में चूर्ण के गुणों पर एक प्रश्न आया था।
In the chemistry exam, a question came on the properties of powder.
(rasaayanshaastr kii pariikshaa men choorn ke gunon par ek prashn aayaa thaa।)
पत्थर को तब तक पीसा जाता है जब तक वह चूर्ण न बन जाए।
The stone is ground until it becomes powder.
(patthar ko tab tak piisaa jaataa hai jab tak vah choorn n ban jaae।)
यदि तापमान अधिक होता तो यह पदार्थ चूर्ण में बदल जाता।
If the temperature were higher, this substance would turn into powder.
(yadi taapmaan adhik hotaa to yah padaarth choorn men badal jaataa।)
वैज्ञानिक चाहते हैं कि नमूना चूर्ण के रूप में सुरक्षित रखा जाए।
The scientists want the sample to be preserved in powder form.
(vaigyaanik chaahte hain ki namoonaa choorn ke roop men surakshit rakhaa jaae।)
किताब में लिखा है कि यह चूर्ण औद्योगिक रंग बनाने में प्रयोग होता है।
The book states that this powder is used in making industrial dyes.
(kitaab men likhaa hai ki yah choorn audyogik rang banaane men prayog hotaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
चूर्ण
(choorn)
(sg.m.oblique):
चूर्ण
(choorn)
(pl.m.direct):
चूर्ण
(choorn)
(pl.m.oblique):
चूर्णों
(choornon)