𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Later Sanskrit चषति (caṣati, “tastes”), which has been posited to be an Iranian loanword. Compare Classical Persian چَشِیدَن (čašīdan, “to taste”).

Verb

𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (cakkhaï) (Devanagari चक्खइ) (transitive)

  1. to taste

Descendants

  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Assamese: চকা (soka)
    • Bengali: চাখা (cakha)
    • Maithili:
      Devanagari script: चाखब (cākhab), चिखब (cikhab)
      Tirhuta script: 𑒔𑒰𑒐𑒥 (cākhaba), 𑒔𑒱𑒐𑒥 (cikhaba)
    • Odia: ଚାଖିବା (cākhibā)
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਚੱਖਣਾ (cakkhaṇā)
      Shahmukhi script: چَکھّنا (cakhhnā)
    • Sindhi:
      Arabic script: چَکَڻُ
      Devanagari script: चखणु
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Western Indo-Aryan:

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “चक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “CAKṢ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 247
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