चिखल

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘲𑘏𑘩 (cīkhala), 𑘓𑘲𑘏𑘻𑘩 (cīkhola), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (cikkhilla). Cognate with Gujarati ચિખલ (cikhal), Sinhalese සිකල් (sikal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

चिखल (cikhalm

  1. mud, mire

References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चिखल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चिखल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चिखल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikhalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press