चष्मा

चष्मा

Marathi

Alternative forms

• चश्मा (caśmā)

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian چشم‎ (češm, “eye”), from Middle Persian AYNE, čšm (čašm, “eye”), from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 (c-š-ma-n), from Proto-Iranian *čášma, *čašman, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáĉšma (“sight”). Compare Gujarati ચશ્માં (caśmā̃), Hindi चश्मा (caśmā), Punjabi ਚਸ਼ਮਾ (chashmā), Bengali চশমা (côśma), Assamese চছমা (sosoma).

Noun

चष्मा • (caṣmā) m

1. spectacles, glasses

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “चष्मा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “चश्मा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “चश्मा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala