चपल

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ.pɐ.lɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɐ.pɐ.l̪ɐ/
• Hyphenation: च‧प‧ल

Adjective

चपल • (capalá) stem

1. trembling, fickle

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Dameli: čawála
• Pali: capala
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀘𑀧𑀮 (capala)
  • Prakrit: 𑀘𑀯𑀮 (cavala)
    • Eastern:
      • Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Odia: ଚହଳ (cahaḷa)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
        • Dhivehi: ހައު (hau), ހައުލަ (haula)
        • Sinhalese: සැවුලා (sæwulā)
    • Western:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit:
        • Gujarati: ચવળવું (cavaḷvũ)
• Niya Prakrit: 𐨕𐨬𐨫 (cavala)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “capala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 253