Old Gujarati

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Verb

edit

वांचइ (vāṃcaï)

  1. to read

Descendants

edit
  • Gujarati: વાંચવું (vā̃cvũ)

References

edit
  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[1] (in English), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 394
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँचना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press