𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸

From Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂.

𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā) f (Delhi-Topra)

1. shade, shadow
   • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Pillar Edict 7 line 23:

     𑀫𑀕𑁂𑀲𑀼 𑀧𑀺 𑀫𑁂 𑀦𑀺𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀮𑁄𑀧𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑁄𑀧𑀕𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀳𑁄𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀺 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 𑀅𑀁𑀩𑀸𑀯𑀟𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀬𑀸 𑀮𑁄𑀧𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸

     magesu pi me nigohāni lopāpitāni chāyopagāni hosaṃti pasumunisānaṃ aṃbāvaḍikyā lopāpitā

     On the roads banyan-trees were caused to be planted by me, (in order that) they might afford shade to cattle and men, (and) mango-groves were caused to be planted.

• *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*chāyā-illa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (chāilla)
• *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸-𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*chāyā-illa-ikā ~ *chāyā-ulla-ikā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀙𑀸𑀆-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀆 ~ *𑀙𑀸𑀆-𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀇𑀆 (*chāā-illa-iā ~ *chāā-ulla-iā)
    • Konkani:

      Devanagari script: साव्ळी (sāvḷī)

      Kannada script: ಸಾವ್ಳೀ (sāvḷī)

      Latin script: savoli

    • Old Marathi:

      Devanagari script: साउली (sāulī)

      Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘄𑘩𑘲 (sāulī)

      • Marathi: सावली (sāvlī)

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Garhwali: छेलु (chelu)
  • Kumaoni: छोयो (choyo), छइल (chaila)
  • Nepali: छाया (chāyā, “freckle”), छाहारि (chāhāri)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
  • Assamese: ছাঁ (sã)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: छाँह (chā̃h)
    • Maithili: छाँह (chā̃h), छाहरि (chāhari)
  • Odia: ଛାଇ (chāi)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā), 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਛਾਂ (chā̃) / چھاں (chāṉ), ਛਾ (chā)
  • Sindhi: छाँ (chā̃), छांवा (chā̃vā)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā), 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)
  • Gujarati: છાંયડી (chā̃yaḍī)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: छाँव (chā̃v), छाईं (chāī̃)

    Urdu: چھاؤں (chā'oṉ)

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chāyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 f

1. Brahmi script form of chāyā (“shadow”)

𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā) f (Devanagari छाया, Kannada ಛಾಯಾ) (Jain Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[1]

1. hiatus-filler form of 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā)