English Meaning of cakhaneṃ

Meaning of 'cakhaneṃ'

v c ( H) To try the flavor of, to taste. Used fig. as the English word. Pr. tale ṃrakhila to pani cakhila. Pr. cakhale nnahi mpana dekhale ntara asela. cakhatamakhata jevane To eat delicately, daintily, or with little appetite. ncakhatamakhata bolane To speak falteringly or pausingly. ncakhuna randhane To cook after tasting. As the Hindu cook never tastes what he prepares, and thus lacks effective guidance in his operation, the phrase, with neg. con., comes to signify To be necessarily uncertain respecting the end or result of a doing. Pr. ncuki visayi nkonhi cakhuna randhale nnahi No one can be confident of not blundering or erring. (Errare est hominis &c.)ṃ

Meaning of चाखणें

v c ( H) To try the flavor of, to taste. Used fig. as the English word. Pr. तळें राखील तो पाणी चाखील. Pr. चाखलें नाहीं पण देखलें तर असेल. चाखतमाखत जेवणें To eat delicately, daintily, or with little appetite. चाखतमाखत बोलणें To speak falteringly or pausingly. चाखून रांधणें To cook after tasting. As the Hindú cook never tastes what he prepares, and thus lacks effective guidance in his operation, the phrase, with neg. con., comes to signify To be necessarily uncertain respecting the end or result of a doing. Pr. चुकी विषयीं कोण्ही चाखून रांधलें नाहीं No one can be confident of not blundering or erring. (Errare est hominis &c.)

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