च्यु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • च्यव् (cyav)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čyaw-, from Proto-Indo-European *kyew- (to set in motion). Cognate with Old Armenian չու (čʻu, journey, road) and չուեմ (čʻuem, to set out), whence Armenian չվել (čʻvel, to migrate (of birds, a group)), Northern Kurdish çûn (to go), Classical Persian شدن (šudan, to go), and Ancient Greek σεύω (seúō, put in quick motion, drive).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    च्यु • (cyu)

    1. to move to and fro, stir, go away, turn off
    2. to deviate from, abandon
    3. to come forth, trickle
    4. to fall down, die
    5. to fall away, fade, vanish

    Derived terms

    • अचुच्यवीतन (acucyavītana)
    • अचुच्यवुर् (acucyavur)
    • अच्योढ्वम् (acyoḍhvam)
    • अच्योष्ट (acyoṣṭa)
    • चिच्यावयिषति (cicyāvayiṣati)
    • चिच्युषे (cicyuṣe)
    • चुच्युवे (cucyuve)
    • च्यवति (cyavati)
    • च्यवते (cyavate)
    • च्यवन्त (cyavanta)
    • च्यवम् (cyavam)
    • च्यवितुम् (cyavitum)
    • च्यव्यति (cyavyati)
    • च्यावयति (cyāvayati)
    • च्यावयत् (cyāvayat)
    • च्यावयाम् (cyāvayām)
    • च्युत (cyuta)
    • च्योषीढ्वम् (cyoṣīḍhvam)
    • च्योष्यते (cyoṣyate)

    References

    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “च्यु”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 552-3
    • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 40-2