ਛਿਅ

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Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
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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
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