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Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁂𑀇 (accei), from Sanskrit अत्येति (atyeti, “comes upon, goes; enters”). Cognate with Phalura áača / آچہ, Sindhi اَچَڻُ / अचणु / 𑊰𑋀𑋌𑋣 (acaṇu), Kholosi ačen, Kachchi અચણુ (acaṇu), Vaghri અચ્ચણુ (accaṇu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.t͡ʃʰːᵊ.ɳaː/, [ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰᵊ.ɳäː], /ə.ɕːᵊ.ɳaː/

Verb

اَچّھݨا (acchṇā) (Gurmukhi ਅੱਛਣਾ)

1. (intransitive) to come, arrive, reach

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “átyēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12