𑀙𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀙𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀤𑀺 (chiggadi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छुपति (chupáti). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀯𑀇 (chuvaï).

Verb

𑀙𑀼𑀯𑀤𑀺 (chuvadi) (Devanagari छुवदि) (transitive) (Sauraseni)

to touch

Descendants

Gurjar Apabhramsa:
- Gujarati: છોવું (chovũ)
- Marwari: छवणौ (chavṇau), छूणौ (chūṇau)
Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Braj: छुन (chun)
- Hindustani: chūnā
  Hindi: छूना
  
  Urdu: چُھونا (chūnā)

Further reading

Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎, volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 97.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chuvaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 278

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