𑀙𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀙𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀦 (chinna)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit छि॒न्न (chinná, cut off).[1]

    Adjective

    𑀙𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (chiṇṇa) (Devanagari छिण्ण) [2]

    1. cut, split

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: ছিঙা (siṅa)
        • Bengali: ছিনা (china)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi: ڇِنو / छिनो (chino, past participle), چِنَڻُ / छिनणु (cinaṇu)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: છીનવું (chīnvũ)
      • Romani: ćhinel

    Verb

    𑀙𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (chiṇṇa) (Devanagari छिण्ण)

    1. past participle of 𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇 (chiṃdaï)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “chinná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 277
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “छिण्ण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].