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Konkani
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀅 (cia), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀯 (ceva), from Sanskrit चैव (caiva), from च (ca) + एव (evá). Cognate with Marathi -च (-ċ).
Pronunciation
Particle
-च • (-ca) (Latin script -ch, Kannada script -ಚ)
- an emphatic particle
होच म्हजो भाव- hoċ mhaj̈ho bhāv
- This indeed is my brother.
हांव केन्नाच मुंबई वचूंना- hā̃v kennāċ mumbaī vaċū̃nā
- I haven't ever been to Mumbai
Usage notes
When modifying words that do not end in vowels, the particle changes to -ऊच (-ūċ):
हांवेनूच सग्ळे काम केले- hā̃venūċ sagḷe kām kele
- I myself did all the work
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi -𑘓 (-ca), -𑘓𑘲 (-cī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀅 (cia), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑁂𑀯 (ceva), from Sanskrit चैव (caiva), from च (ca) + एव (evá). Cognate with Konkani -च (-ċ). Comparable in function to Gujarati જ (ja), Hindi ही (hī).
Pronunciation
Particle
-च़ • (-ċ)
- an emphatic particle
हेच माझं कुटुंब आहे.- heċ māj̈ha kuṭumba āhe
- This indeed is my family.
Usage notes
-च (-ċ) is used to emphasise the word it modifies.
Descendants
- → Hindi: -ईच (-īc) (dialectal)
References
- ^ Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman, Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 121
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “च”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “च”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “च”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).