ਛਿਅ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਟੁ (khaṭu)

Etymology

PIE word
*swéḱs

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙 (cha), from Sanskrit षष् (ṣáṣ). Compare Old Gujarati छ (cha), Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰 (sā), 𑘭𑘰𑘮𑘰 (sāhā).

Numeral

ਛਿਅ (chia)

1. six

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਛੇ (che)

  Shahmukhi script: چھ (ch)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਛਿਅ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 116.
• “ਛਿਅ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṣáṣ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 743