Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀙𑁂𑀟𑀇

This Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • *𑀘𑁂𑀟𑀇 (*ceḍaï)

Etymology

Prakrit verb set
*𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀇, *𑀘𑀺𑀠𑀇 (*ciḍaï, *ciḍhaï)
*𑀙𑁂𑀟𑀇, 𑀘𑁂𑀟𑀇 (*cheḍaï, ceḍaï)

    Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from substrate given variation, but no source term is apparent.

    Verb

    *𑀙𑁂𑀟𑀇 (*cheḍaï) (Devanagari *छेडइ) (transitive) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)[1]

    1. to irritate

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਛੇੜਨਾ (cheṛnā)
      • Sindhi: (< *𑀘𑁂𑀟𑀇 (*ceḍaï))
        Arabic script: چيڙائِڻُ (ceṛāiṇu), چيڙَڻُ (ceṛaṇu)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ciḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 260