ਛਿਅ

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Old Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*swéḱs

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙 (cha), from Sanskrit षष् (ṣáṣ). Compare Old Gujarati (cha), Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰 (), 𑘭𑘰𑘮𑘰 (sāhā).

Numeral

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ਛਿਅ (chia)

  1. six

Descendants

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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਛੇ (che)
    Shahmukhi script: چھ (ch)

Further reading

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  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਛਿਅ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 116.
  • ਛਿਅ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṣáṣ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 743