𑀙𑀕𑀡

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Prakrit

Alternative forms

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 (chagaṇan (Devanagari छगण)

  1. dung; (especially) cowdung
    Synonym: 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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

Descendants

References

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