𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa).

Noun

𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 (cŏṭṭīf (Devanagari चोट्टी)

  1. braid
  2. crest

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ચોટી (coṭī), ચોટલી (coṭlī), ચોટલો (coṭlo)
  • Hindustani: cuṭiyā
  • Odia: ଚୁଟି (cuṭi)
  • Punjabi: coṭṭā
    Gurmukhi script: ਚੋੱਟਾ (coṭṭā)
    Shahmukhi script: چوٹّا (coṭṭā)
  • Sindhi: coṭu
    Arabic script: چوٽُ
    Devanagari script: चोटु

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चोट्टी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cūḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press