چمکنا
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cammakka), from an onomatopoeic 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).[1] Related to چونکنا (cauṅknā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਮਕਣਾ (camkaṇā) / چَمَکنا (camaknā), Gujarati ચમકવું (camakvũ), Marathi चमकणे (ċamakṇe).
Verb
[edit]چمکنا • (camaknā) (Hindi spelling चमकना)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*camakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چمکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.