𑀙𑀸𑀆

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā) — Jain Maharastri, 𑀙𑀸𑀈 (chāī), 𑀙𑀸𑀳𑀸 (chāhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Cognate with Pali chāyā.

Noun

𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā) f (Devanagari छाआ, Kannada ಛಾಆ) (Maharastri, Sauraseni, Magadhi)

1. shade, shadow

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀑 (chāāo) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀉 (chāāu) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
Accusative	𑀙𑀸𑀅𑀁 (chāaṃ)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀑 (chāāo) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀉 (chāāu) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
Instrumental	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀏 (chāāe) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀇 (chāāi) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀅 (chāāa)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (chāāhi) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (chāāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀑 (chāāo) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀉 (chāāu)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (chāāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀏 (chāāe) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀇 (chāāi) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀅 (chāāa)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀡 (chāāṇa) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (chāāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀏 (chāāe) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀇 (chāāi) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀅 (chāāa)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀲𑀼 (chāāsu) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (chāāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀙𑀸𑀏 (chāe) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)	𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀑 (chāāo) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆𑀉 (chāāu) or 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)

Derived terms

• 𑀙𑀸𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (chāilla)
• *𑀙𑀸𑀆-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀆-𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀆 (*chāā-illa-iā ~ *chāā-ulla-iā)
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: साव्ळी (sāvḷī)

    Kannada script: ಸಾವ್ಳೀ (sāvḷī)

    Latin script: savoli

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: साउली (sāulī)

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘄𑘩𑘲 (sāulī)

    • Marathi: सावली (sāvlī)

Descendants

• Hindustani: chā̃v

  Hindi: छाँव

  Urdu: چھان٘و (chā̃o)

• Punjabi: ਛਾ (chā)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 181.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chāyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 276