वांचइ

Old Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • वाचइ (vācaï)

Etymology

Adapted from Sanskrit वाचयति (vācayati, “to cause to speak”).[1][2] Compare Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘓𑘜𑘹 (vācaṇe), 𑘪𑘰𑘔𑘜𑘹 (vāchaṇe).

Verb

वांचइ • (vāṃcaï)

  1. to read

Descendants
  • Gujarati: વાંચવું (vā̃cvũ)

References
  1. Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language‎ (in English), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 394
  2. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँचना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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