𑀙𑀕𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑀸𑀡 (chāṇa), 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī)

Etymology

From late Old Indo-Aryan *śakana- ~ *chakana-, a colloquial formation from Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt, “dung”); see there for further etymology.

Noun

𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa) n (Devanagari छगण)

1. dung; (especially) cowdung

   Synonym: 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• 𑀙𑀕𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (chagaṇiyā)
  • → Kannada: ಸಗಣಿ (sagaṇi)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀅 ~ *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀕 (*chagaṇa-ḍa-a ~ *chagaṇa-ḍa-ga)

• Marwari:

  Devanagari script: छणारौ (chaṇārau)

  Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅢𑅭𑅒 (chṇru)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀙𑀕𑀡-𑀟-𑀇𑀕𑀸 (*chagaṇa-ḍa-iā ~ *chagaṇa-ḍa-igā)

• Marwari:

  Devanagari script: छणारी (chaṇārī), छणेरी (chaṇerī)

  Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅢𑅭𑅑 (chṇri), 𑅚𑅢𑅓𑅭𑅑 (chṇeri)

Terms inherited from *𑀙𑀸𑀕𑀡-𑀅 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀕𑀡-𑀕 (*chāgaṇa-a ~ *chāgaṇa-ga)

• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: chāṇā

    Gurmukhi script: ਛਾਣਾ

    Shahmukhi script: چھاݨا

  • Saraiki:

    Devanagari script: छाना (chānā), छानां (chānā̃)

    Multani script: 𑊋𑊚 (chn)

    Shahmukhi script: چھانا (chānā), چھاناں (chānāṉ)

• Western:
  • Gujarati: છાણું (chāṇũ)
  • Marwari:

    Devanagari script: छांणौ (chā̃ṇau)

    Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅧𑅢𑅒 (chnṇu)

Descendants

Terms inherited from 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa)

• Northwestern:
  • Sindhi: cheṇu, cheṇo

    Arabic script: ڇيڻُ, ڇيڻو

    Devanagari script: छेणु, छेणो

    Khudawadi script: 𑋁𑋥𑋌𑋣, 𑋁𑋥𑋌𑋧

• Southern:
  • Konkani: śeṇ

    Devanagari script: शेण

    Kannada script: ಶೇಣ್

    Latin script: xenn

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: शेणी (śeṇī), सेण (seṇa), सेणि (seṇi), सेणी (seṇī), सेन (sena), सेनी (senī)

    Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), 𑘭𑘹𑘜 (seṇa), 𑘭𑘹𑘜𑘲 (seṇī), 𑘭𑘹𑘡 (sena), 𑘭𑘹𑘡𑘲 (senī)

    • Marathi: śeṇ

      Devanagari script: शेण

      Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘜

    • Varhadi: śen

      Devanagari script: शेन

      Modi script: 𑘫𑘹𑘡

• Western:
  • Ahirani: शेन (śen)
  • Middle Gujarati: छाण(-आवलि) (< 𑀙𑀸𑀡 (chāṇa), 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī))
    • Gujarati: છાણ (chāṇ)
  • Marwari:

    Devanagari script: छगण (chagaṇ)

    Mahajani script: 𑅚𑅗𑅢 (chgṇ)

Terms borrowed from 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa)

• → Malayalam: ചാണകം (cāṇakaṁ)
• → Old Kannada: ಸಗಣ (sagaṇa)
• → Sanskrit: छगण (chagaṇa)
• → Tamil: சாணி (cāṇi), சாணம் (cāṇam) (< 𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀻 (chāṇī))

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “छगण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 372.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chagaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271