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चबाना ćabānā[ćabā˚= Prk. चव्वाव(इ), or चव्वावे(इ)=S. चवर् +आपय(ित), rt. चवर्् ], v.t. To bite (the lip); to gnaw; to champ; to crunch;—to cause to chew (=ćabwānā):—ćabā-ćabā-ke bāt karnā, To speak with study or preparation; to speak without reserve; tomince one's words, to speak haughtily or scornfully or affectedly; to hum and haw, to drawl; to express what one has to say by little and little; to clip one's words, to mouth, to speak indistinctly.
Origin: Hindi