चिखल

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘲𑘏𑘩 (cīkhala), 𑘓𑘲𑘏𑘻𑘩 (cīkhola), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (cikkhilla). Cognate with Gujarati ચિખલ (cikhal), Sinhalese සිකල් (sikal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕi.kʰəl/

Noun

चिखल • (cikhal) m

1. mud, mire

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चिखल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चिखल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चिखल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikhalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press