𑀢𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तक्षति (takṣati).

Verb

𑀢𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (tacchaï) (Devanagari तच्छइ)

1. to cut

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: cā̃chnā
    • Hindi: चाँछना
    • Urdu: چانچھنا
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: চাঁছা (cãcha)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: चाँछल (cā̃chal)
  • Odia: ଟାଞ୍ଛିବା (ṭāñchibā), ଚାଞ୍ଛିବା (cāñchibā), ଛାଞ୍ଚିବା (chāñcibā)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: ताछ्णो (tāchṇo)
  • Nepali: ताछ्नु (tāchnu)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: tacchṇā

    Gurmukhi script: ਤੱਛਣਾ

    Shahmukhi script: تچھنا

• Southern:
  • Marathi: तासणे (tāsṇe)
  • Sinhalese: සහිනවා (sahinawā), හහිනවා (hahinawā)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: તાછવું (tāchvũ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “तच्छइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].