𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pĕcchaï), 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (picchaï)
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (pikkhaï)
  • 𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀇 (pehaï)
  • 𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (pĕkkhadi) — Śaurasenī
  • 𑀧𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (pĕskadi) — Māgadhī

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-
    Proto-Indo-European *pró
    Proto-Indo-European *pro-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-
    Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.
    Sanskrit ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate)
    Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate)
    Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (pĕkkhaï)

    Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेक्ष॑ते (prékṣate), from प्र- (pra-) + ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate). Cognate with Pali pekkhati.

    Verb

    𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (pĕkkhaï) (Devanagari पेक्खइ) [1][2]

    1. to see, look at
      Synonym: 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Awadhi: पेखइ (pekhaï)
      • Hindustani:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Middle Bengali: পেখা (pekha)
          • Bengali: (obsolete) পেখা (pekha)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        • Gurmukhi script: ਪੇਖਣਾ (pekhṇā)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: पेखणे (pekhṇe)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: પેખવું (pekhvũ)
      • Romani: pićel

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पेक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prḗkṣatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504

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