𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

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Noun

𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā) f (Devanagari चिरिक्का)

1. a leather water-bag
2. small stream or rain
3. morning

   Synonyms: 𑀧𑀳𑀸𑀬 (pahāya), 𑀧𑀼𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀳 (puvvaṇha), 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kalla), 𑀭𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀯𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀫 (rayaṇivirāma), 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀡 (vihāṇa)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (cirikkāo) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (cirikkāu) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā)
Accusative	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀁 (cirikkaṃ)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (cirikkāo) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (cirikkāu) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā)
Instrumental	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (cirikkāe) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (cirikkāi) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (cirikkāa)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺 (cirikkāhi) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (cirikkāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (cirikkāo) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (cirikkāu)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (cirikkāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (cirikkāe) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (cirikkāi) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (cirikkāa)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡 (cirikkāṇa) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀁 (cirikkāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (cirikkāe) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (cirikkāi) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (cirikkāa)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀼 (cirikkāsu) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (cirikkāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (cirikke) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā)	𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (cirikkāo) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (cirikkāu) or 𑀘𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (cirikkā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चिरिक्का”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 327.
• Vardhman Kumar Jain (1990) Trade and Traders in Western India, A.D. 100-1300‎^[1], Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, page 68: “The bags for water were called cirikkā, which has been explained by Hemacandra as “carma-maya-jala-bhāṇdam” […]”
• Indo-Iranian Journal: Volume 10‎^[2], 1967, page 306