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Hindi
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) .
Pronunciation
Noun चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā ) f
effort , endeavour ; movement ; demeanour ; gesture
Declension
Declension of चेष्टा (fem ā-stem )
singular
plural
direct
चेष्टा ceṣṭā
चेष्टाएँ ceṣṭāẽ
oblique
चेष्टा ceṣṭā
चेष्टाओं ceṣṭāõ
vocative
चेष्टा ceṣṭā
चेष्टाओ ceṣṭāo
References Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022 ) “चेष्टा Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries
Marathi
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) .
Pronunciation
Noun चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā ) f
mischief , raillery
Synonym: मस्करी ( maskarī ) ( formal ) movement
Synonym: हालचाल ( hālcāl )
References Berntsen, Maxine, “चेष्टा ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857 ) “चेष्टा A dictionary, Marathi and English , Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) . Cognate with Bengali চেষ্টা ( ceśṭa )
Pronunciation
Noun चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā )
activity , action ; perseverance
References Schmidt, Turner (2022 ) “चेष्टा Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries
Newar
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) .
Pronunciation
Noun चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā ) ? Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐵
action
Sanskrit
Etymology From the root चेष्ट् ( ceṣṭ ) .
Pronunciation
Noun चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā ) stem , ?
motion , movement gesture , action effort , exertion behaviour action , deed , performing
Descendants Prakrit: 𑀘𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 ( cĕṭṭhā )
Kumaoni: चेट ( ceṭ )
Sindhi: ceṭha Arabic script: چيٺَ
Devanagari script: चेठ
→ Hindi: चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) ( learned ) → Kannada: ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ ( cēṣṭe ) → Malayalam: ചേഷ്ട ( cēṣṭa ) → Marathi: चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) ( learned ) → Nepali: चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) ( learned ) → Newar: चेष्टा ( ceṣṭā ) ( learned ) → Telugu: చేష్ట ( cēṣṭa )
References Apte, Macdonell (2022 ) “चेष्टा Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “ceṣṭā ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press