𑀘𑀽𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa)bf.
Sanskrit *चूर (*cūra)
Prakrit 𑀘𑀽𑀭

    Inherited from Sanskrit *चूर (*cūra), a back-formation from चूर्ण (cūrṇa, “powder”).

    Noun

    𑀘𑀽𑀭 (cūra) m (Devanagari चूर) [1][2]

    1. powder

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Inherited or extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: চূৰ (sur)
        • Bengali: চুর (cur)
      • Odia: ଚୂର (cura)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kumaoni: चुरो
      • Nepali: चुर (cura)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ચૂર (cūr), ચૂરો (cūro)
    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabic:
      • Sindhic:
        • Sindhi: چُورِي / चूरी (cūrī)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: चुरी (curī)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ચૂરી (cūrī)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “चूर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 330.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*cūra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 267
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