𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वत्सतर (vatsatará). Cognate with Pali vacchatara. See also 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀭 (vacchadara).

Noun

𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭 (vacchayara) m (Devanagari वच्छयर)

a colt

Derived terms

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀕 ~ * 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ga ~ * vacchayara-a)

Central:
- Hindi: बछेरा (bacherā, “colt”)
Northern:
- Bhalesi: बछेरो (bachéro, “tiny foal”)
Northwestern:
- Punjabic:
  - Lahnda:
    - Awankari: وچےرآ (vacherā)
  - Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਾ (vacherā), ਬਛੇਰਾ (bacherā)
- Sindhi: وَڇيرو (vachero, “colt”)
Western:
- Gujarati: વછેરો (vachero, “colt”)

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝-𑀕 ~ *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ṭṭa-ga ~ *vacchayara-ṭṭa-a)

Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਟਾ (vacherṭā), ਬਛੇਰਟਾ (bacherṭā, “very young colt”)

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼-𑀕 ~ *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ṭṭu-ga ~ *vacchayara-ṭṭu-a)

Northern:
- Bhadrawahi: बछेरोटु (bacherɔṭu, “small foal”)
Northwestern:
- Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਟੂ (vacherṭū), ਬਛੇਰਟੂ (bacherṭū, “very young colt”)

Descendants

Kumaoni: बछेर (bacher, “calf”)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vacchayara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 656