𑀯𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (viccaï)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *वेत्ययति (*vetyayati), which was denominalised from one of the derivatives of the root वी (vī, “to go; to impel; to get”); compare Sanskrit वेति (véti, “to procure”), वेतन (vetana, “wages; price”).[1] The vecc ~ vikk (see बिकना (biknā), this is a suppletion) transitivity alternation is well-preserved throughout Indo-Aryan languages, so it must have occurred by the Middle Indo-Aryan stage.
Bloch[2] alternatively tied this term to Sanskrit व्ययति (vyayati, “to expend, waste”), from the root व्यय (vyaya), but this is phonologically (there is no clear source for -cc-) and semantically (only Marathi continues the "spend" meaning, which could be better explained as a specification from "sell") difficult.
Others[3] have tied to it Sanskrit विक्री (vikrī, “to buy and sell”) (a compound of वि- (vi-) + क्री (krī); the source of the vikk- forms in NIA), but this is also strange since palatalisation is not expected in every NIA reflex.
Verb
𑀯𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (vĕccaï) (Devanagari वेच्चइ) (transitive) [4]
- to spend
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: बेच्नु (becnu)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: ਵੇਚਣਾ / ویچنا (vecṇā)
- Sindhi: ويچَڻُ / वेचणु (vecaṇu)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: वेचणे (veċṇe)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: વેચવું (vecvũ)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*vētyayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Bloch, Jules (1915/1920), La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language[1], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 411
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “बेचना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वेच्च”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 776.