છે

See also: , છી, છું, and છો

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Gujarati छै, from Old Gujarati अछइ (achaï), छइ (chaï), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /⁠acchati⁠/), from Sanskrit આક્ષેતિ (ākṣeti), from આ- (ā-) + ક્ષેતિ (kṣeti).

Pronunciation

Verb

છે • (chě)

  1. inflection of હોવું (hovũ):
    1. second/third-person singular present
    2. third-person plural present

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