चकेठ
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀬𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (cakka-yaṭṭhi), from Sanskrit चक्र-यष्टि (cakra-yaṣṭi, “wheel-stick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- the pointed stick with which a potter twirls his wheel
Declension[edit]
Declension of चकेठ (masc cons-stem)
References[edit]
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चकेठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cakrayaṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 246