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सहीली

Old Gujarati

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀻 (sahī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆- (-ll-), from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī, “woman's confidante; mistress”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo, from the root *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Cognate with Old Awadhi 𑂮𑂯𑂵𑂪𑂲 (sahelī).

Noun

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सहीली • (sahīlī) f[1]

  1. friend (of a woman)

Descendants

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  • Marwari: सहेली (sahelī)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sákhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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