𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺 (acchi)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi). Cognate with Pali akkhi, acchi.
Noun
𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) n (Devanagari अक्खि, Kannada ಅಕ್ಖಿ) (Ardhamagadhi, Jain Maharastri, Sauraseni)
- (anatomy) eye
- Synonyms: 𑀚𑁄𑀅𑀡 (joaṇa), 𑀡𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇĕtta), 𑀡𑀬𑀡 (ṇayaṇa), 𑀮𑁄𑀅𑀡 (loaṇa), 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu)
Declension
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀁 (akkhiṃ) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ) |
| Accusative | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀁 (akkhiṃ) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ) |
| Instrumental | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡𑀸 (akkhiṇā) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (akkhīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀤𑁄 (akkhīdo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡𑁄 (akkhiṇo) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀡𑀁 (akkhīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (akkhimmi) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀲𑀼 (akkhīsu) or 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (akkhīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) | 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀻𑀇𑀁 (akkhīiṃ) |
Descendants
- Early Assamese: আখি (akhi)
- Assamese: আখি (akhi)
- Old Bengali: আখি
- Bengali: আঁখ (ãkh)
- Gujarati: આંખ (ā̃kha)
- Hindustani: ā̃kh
- Hindi: आँख
- Urdu: آنکھ
- Nepali: आँखा (ā̃khā)
- Oriya: ଆଖି (akhi)
- Punjabi: ਅੱਖ (akkha)
- Romani: jakh
References
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “अक्खि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 14.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 223.