चकेठ
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀬𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (cakka-yaṭṭhi), from Sanskrit चक्र-यष्टि (cakra-yaṣṭi, “wheel-stick”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the pointed stick with which a potter twirls his wheel
Declension
[edit]Declension of चकेठ (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चकेठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cakrayaṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 246