ਅੱਛਣਾ
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁂𑀇 (accei), from Sanskrit अत्येति (atyeti, “comes upon, goes; enters”). Cognate with Phalura áača / آچہ, Sindhi اَچَڻُ / अचणु / 𑊰𑋀𑋌𑋣 (acaṇu), Kholosi ačen, Kachchi અચણુ (acaṇu), Vaghri અચ્ચણુ (accaṇu).
Pronunciation
Verb
ਅੱਛਣਾ (acchaṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi اَچّھݨا)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “átyēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12