𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀙𑁄𑀳𑀭 (chohara)
- *𑀙𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*chŏkkara) — reconstructed based on descendants
Etymology
From 𑀙𑁄𑀇𑀅 (choia, “boy, slave”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-). Further etymology unknown.
Noun
𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭 (choyara) m (Devanagari छोयर, Kannada ಛೋಯರ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁄 (choyaro) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸 (choyarā) |
| Accusative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀁 (choyaraṃ) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂 (choyare) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸 (choyarā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀡 (choyareṇa) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (choyareṇaṃ) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (choyarehi) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (choyarehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀅 (choyarāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀑 (choyarāo) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀉 (choyarāu) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸 (choyarā) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (choyarāhi) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (choyarāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (choyarassa) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀡 (choyarāṇa) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (choyarāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (choyarammi) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂 (choyare) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (choyaresu) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (choyaresuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭 (choyara) or 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸 (choyarā) | 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭𑀸 (choyarā) |
Derived terms
From 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭 (choyara):
- Nepali: छोरो (choro, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
- Mewari: छोरो (choro, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
- Hindustani:
- Haryanvi: छोरा (chorā, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
- Marwari: छोरा (chorā, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
From 𑀙𑁄𑀳𑀭 (chohara):
- Hindustani: (regional)
- Hindi: छोहरा (chohrā)
- Urdu: چھوہرا (chohrā)
From *𑀙𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*chŏkkara):
- Punjabi: ਛੋਕਰਾ / چھوکرا (chokrā)
- Bengali: ছোকরা (chōkra, “lad”), ছুকরী (chukri, “lass”)
- Hindustani:
- Gujarati: છોકરો (chokro, “boy”), છોકરી (chokrī, “girl”), છોકરું (chokrũ, “child”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chōka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “छोयर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].