𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

See also: 𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (pucchadi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti

Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀧𑀾𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (pṛccháti). Cognate to Pali 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (pucchati).

Verb

𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï) (Devanagari पुच्छइ, Gujarati પુચ્છઇ, Kannada ಪುಚ್ಛಇ) (transitive) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to ask

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Central Pahari:
    • Kumaoni: पूछ्णो (pūchṇo)
  • Eastern Pahari:
    • Nepali: पुछ्नु (puchnu)
  • Western Pahari:
    • Bhadrawahi: पुच्छ्णू (pucchṇū)
    • Churahi: पुच्छ्णा (pucchṇā)
    • Pangwali: पुच्छ्णा (pucchṇā)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: পোঁছ (pü̃s)
  • Bengali: পুছা (pucha)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: पुछल (puchal)
    • Maithili: पूछब (pūchab)
  • Odia: ପୁଛିବା (puchibā)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Old Marathi: pusaṇe

    Devanagari script: पुसणे

    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: पुसणे (pusṇe)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: pucchṇā

    Gurmukhi script: ਪੁੱਛਣਾ

    Shahmukhi script: پچھنا

  • Sindhi: puchaṇu

    Arabic script: پُڇَڻُ

    Devanagari script: पुछणु

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (pucchadi)
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Awadhi: पूछब (pūchab)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Old Gujarati: पूछिवउं (pūchivaũ)
    • Old Gujarati: प्रीछइ (prīchaï)
      • Gujarati: પ્રિછવું (prichvũ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: पूछना (pūchnā)

      Urdu: پوچھنا (pūchnā)

  • Romani: pućhel
    • Caló: puchar

References

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