𑀙𑀼𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀔𑀼𑀭 (khura)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás
Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)
Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭

    Inherited from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European *ksew- + *-rós.

    Noun

    𑀙𑀼𑀭 (chura) m (Devanagari छुर, feminine 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻) [2]

    1. knife, razor

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Hindi:
        • Awadhi: छूरा (chūrā)
      • Western Hindi:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Bengali: ছুরা (chura)
      • Bihari:
        • Maithili: छूरा (chūrā)
        • Bhojpuri: छूरा (chūrā)
      • Odia: ଛୁରା (churā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: છરો (charo)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣurá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 194
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “छुर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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