Reconstruction:Sanskrit/चतुष्काष्ठ

This Sanskrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Sanskrit

Etymology

चतुर् (catur) +‎ काष्ठ (kāṣṭha).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.tuʂ.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.t̪uʂ.kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

*चतुष्काष्ठ • (*catuṣkāṣṭha) stem, ?

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Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (caükkaṭṭhī)
- Hindustani: caukhaṭ
  - Hindi: चौखट
  - Urdu: چَوکَھٹ
Assamese: চৌকাঠ (soukath)
Gujarati: ચોકઠું (cokṭhũ)
Maithili: चौकठि (caukᵊṭhɨ)
Marathi: चौकट (caukaṭ)
Odia: ଚଉକଠ (caukaṭha)
Nepali: चौखट् (caukhaṭ)
Punjabi: caukhaṭ
Punjabi: ਚੌਖਟ

Punjabi: چَوکھٹ

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣkāṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press