s. f. (P.), ) A creaking sound produced by friction against any hard metal, a sound produced by breaking wind:—ad. Why, wherefore;—v. n. To question, to object:—chúṇ-cháṇ, s. f. The sound made by children beginning to speak; the peeping of chickens; refusal, denial:—chúṇ chúṇ, s. f. The notes of a sparrow, the chirp of birds.