𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• (Maharashtri) 𑀧𑀼𑀲𑀇 (pusaï)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रोञ्छति (proñchati).

Verb

𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙𑀇 (puṃchaï) (Devanagari पुंछइ)

1. to wipe

Descendants

• Central:
  • Old Awadhi: पौंछइ (pauṃchaï), पोंछब (poṃchaba)
  • Hindustani: põchnā, pochnā
    • Hindi: पोंछना, पोछना
    • Urdu: پون٘چھنا, پوچھنا
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: পোঁছা (pō̃cha), পুঁচা (pũca), পুঁছা (pũcha)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: पोछब (pōchab)
  • Odia: ପୋଛିବା (pochibā)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: पोँछ्णो (põchṇo)
  • Nepali: पुछ्नु (puchnu)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: pū̃jhṇā

    Gurmukhi script: ਪੂੰਝਣਾ

    Shahmukhi script: پوجھنا

• Southern:
  • Sinhalese: පිහිනවා (pihinawā)

References

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