𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• akkhi (Latin script)
• अक्खि (Devanagari script)
• অক্খি (Bengali script)
• අක‍්ඛි (Sinhalese script)
• အက္ခိ or ဢၵ္ၶိ or ဢၵ်ၶိ (Burmese script)
• อกฺขิ or อักขิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨠ᩠ᨡᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອກ຺ຂິ or ອັກຂິ (Lao script)
• អក្ខិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 n

1. Brahmi script form of akkhi

Declension

Declension table of "𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀦𑀺 (akkhīni) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻 (akkhī)
Accusative (second)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀁 (akkhiṃ)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀦𑀺 (akkhīni) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻 (akkhī)
Instrumental (third)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀦𑀸 (akkhinā)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀳𑀺 (akkhīhi) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀪𑀺 (akkhībhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (akkhissa) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁄 (akkhino)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀦𑀁 (akkhīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (akkhismā) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (akkhimhā)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀳𑀺 (akkhīhi) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀪𑀺 (akkhībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (akkhissa) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁄 (akkhino)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀦𑀁 (akkhīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (akkhismiṃ) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (akkhimhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀲𑀼 (akkhīsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀦𑀺 (akkhīni) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻 (akkhī)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺 (acchi)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši

Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi). Cognate with Pali akkhi, acchi.

Noun

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) n (Devanagari अक्खि, Gujarati અક્ખિ, Kannada ಅಕ್ಖಿ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonyms: 𑀚𑁄𑀅𑀡 (joaṇa), 𑀡𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇĕtta), 𑀡𑀬𑀡 (ṇayaṇa), 𑀮𑁄𑀅𑀡 (loaṇa), 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu)

Declension

Sauraseni declension of 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀁 (akkhiṃ) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ)
Accusative	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀁 (akkhiṃ) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡𑀸 (akkhiṇā)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (akkhīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀤𑁄 (akkhīdo)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡𑁄 (akkhiṇo)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀡𑀁 (akkhīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (akkhimmi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀲𑀼 (akkhīsu) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (akkhīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)	𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: आँख (ā̃kh)

    Urdu: آن٘کھ (ā̃kh)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Early Assamese: আখি (akhi)
    • Assamese: আখি (akhi)
  • Old Bengali: আখি
    • Bengali: আঁখ (ãkh), আঁখি (ãkhi)
  • Odia: ଆଖି (ākhi)
• Insular Indo-Aryan: (< 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺 (acchi))
  • Sinhalese: ඇස (æsa)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: आँखा (ā̃khā)
  • Dogri: हाख्खि (hākhkhi)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi script: ਅੱਖ (akkha)
    • Shahmukhi script: اَکّھ (akkh)
  • Sindhi: अखि (akhi)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: આંખ (ā̃kha)
  • Romani: jakh
  • Marwari: [script needed] (ākhi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अक्खि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 14.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 223