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Etymology edit

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Noun edit

चि (ci)

  1. beer

Newar edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Newar 𑐔𑐷 (), perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (salt). Cognate to Thangmi छ्या, Chepang छेः.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

चि (ci? (Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐶)

  1. salt

Sanskrit edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (to collect, gather, pile, build). Compare Proto-Slavic *činìti (to instigate, do), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, to make).

Root edit

चि (ci)

  1. to arrange in order, pile up, construct
  2. to collect, gather, accumulate, acquire
  3. to cover, inlay
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (to observe, perceive). Compare Ancient Greek τίω (tíō, to pay honor, respects (to a person)).

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Root edit

चि (ci)

  1. to observe, perceive
  2. to fix the gaze upon, be intent upon
  3. to seek for, investigate, search through
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References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “चि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0394.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 046
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “चि”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “CI(1-3) - cíti-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 541
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “camríṣ- - CAY¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 531-533