𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyti?
    Proto-Indo-European *skey-
    Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-
    Proto-Indo-European *-né-
    Proto-Indo-European *skinédti
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćinátˢti
    Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinatti)
    Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇 (chiṃdaï)

    From Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinatti) ~ छिन्दन्ति (chindanti).

    Verb

    𑀙𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀇 (chiṃdaï) (Devanagari छिंदइ, Kannada ಛಿಂದಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. to split, cut

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi: छिनणु
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: છીનવું (chīnvũ)
      • Romani: ćhinel

    References

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