𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (chikkei)
Etymology
From 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chikka), 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā), from Sanskrit छिक्का (chikkā), possibly influenced by or adapted from छिक्कति (chikkati). Ultimately an onomatopoeia.
Verb
𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (chikkaï) (Devanagari छिक्कइ, Kannada ಛಿಕ್ಕಇ) (intransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
- to sneeze
Descendants
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
- Gujarati: છીંકવું (chī̃kvũ)
- Marwari: छिंकणौ (chiṅkṇau), छींकणौ (chī̃kṇau)
- Hindustani: chī̃knā
- Hindi: छींकना
- Urdu: چِھین٘کْنَا (chī̃knā)
- Konkani: śiṅkce
- Devanagari script: शिंक्चे
- Kannada script: ಶಿಂಕ್ಚೆ
- Latin script: xinkce
- Maithili: chikab
- Devanagari script: छिकब
- Tirhuta script: 𑒕𑒱𑒏𑒥
- Old Marathi: sīkaṇe
- Devanagari script: सीकणे
- Modi script: 𑘭𑘲𑘎𑘜𑘹
- Marathi: शिंकणे (śiṅkṇe)
- Odia: ଛିଙ୍କିବା (chiṅkibā)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਛਿੱਕਣਾ (chikkaṇā)
- Shahmukhi script: چھِکّݨا (chikkṇā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chikkaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “छिक्कइ”, in Bhāratīya sāhitya [Indian literature] - Volume 1 (in Hindi), Agra University. K.M. Institute of Hindi Studies and Linguistics, 1956, page 22.