𑀙𑀕𑀡

Prakrit edit

Alternative forms edit

𑀙𑀸𑀡 (chāṇa), 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī)

Etymology edit

From late Old Indo-Aryan *śakana- ~ *chakana-, a colloquial formation from Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt, “dung”); see there for further etymology.

Noun edit

𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa) n (Devanagari छगण)

dung; (especially) cowdung
Synonym: 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha)

Declension edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms edit

𑀙𑀕𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (chagaṇiyā)
- → Kannada: ಸಗಣಿ (sagaṇi)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀅 ~ *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀕 (*chagaṇa-ḍa-a ~ *chagaṇa-ḍa-ga)

Marwari:
Devanagari script: छणारौ (chaṇārau)

Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅢𑅭𑅒 (chṇru)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀇𑀕𑀸 (*chagaṇa-ḍa-iā ~ *chagaṇa-ḍa-igā)

Marwari:
Devanagari script: छणारी (chaṇārī), छणेरी (chaṇerī)

Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅢𑅭𑅑 (chṇri), 𑅚𑅢𑅓𑅭𑅑 (chṇeri)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀸𑀕𑀡-𑀅 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀕𑀡-𑀕 (*chāgaṇa-a ~ *chāgaṇa-ga)

Northwestern:
- Punjabi: chāṇā
  Gurmukhi script: ਛਾਣਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: چھاݨا
- Saraiki:
  Devanagari script: छाना, छानां
  
  Multani script: 𑊋𑊚 (chn)
  
  Shahmukhi script: چھانا (chānā), چھاناں (chānāṉ)
Western:
- Gujarati: છાણું (chāṇũ)
- Marwari:
  Devanagari script: छांणौ (chā̃ṇau)
  
  Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅧𑅢𑅒 (chnṇu)

Descendants edit

Terms inherited from 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa)

Northwestern:
- Sindhi: cheṇu, cheṇo
  Arabic script: ڇيڻُ, ڇيڻو
  
  Devanagari script: छेणु, छेणो
  
  Khudawadi script: 𑋁𑋥𑋌𑋣, 𑋁𑋥𑋌𑋧
Southern:
- Konkani: śeṇ
  Devanagari script: शेण
  
  Kannada script: ಶೇಣ್
  
  Latin script: xenn
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: शेणी (śeṇī), सेण (seṇa), सेणि (seṇi), सेणी (seṇī), सेन (sena), सेनी (senī)
  
  Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), 𑘭𑘹𑘜 (seṇa), 𑘭𑘹𑘜𑘲 (seṇī), 𑘭𑘹𑘡 (sena), 𑘭𑘹𑘡𑘲 (senī)
  - Marathi: śeṇ
    Devanagari script: शेण
    
    Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘜
  - Varhadi: śen
    Devanagari script: शेन
    
    Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘡
Western:
- Ahirani: शेन (śen)
- Middle Gujarati: छाण(-आवलि) (< 𑀙𑀸𑀡 (chāṇa), 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī))
  - Gujarati: છાણ (chāṇ)
- Marwari:
  Devanagari script: छगण (chagaṇ)
  
  Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅗𑅢 (chgṇ)

Terms borrowed from 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa)

→ Malayalam: ചാണകം (cāṇakaṁ)
→ Old Kannada: ಸಗಣ (sagaṇa)
→ Sanskrit: छगण (chagaṇa)
→ Tamil: சாணி (cāṇi), சாணம் (cāṇam) (< 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī))

References edit

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “छगण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 372.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chagaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271