चेष्टा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeːʂ.ʈɑː/, [t͡ʃeːʂ.ʈäː]

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) f

1. effort, endeavour; movement; demeanour; gesture

Declension

Declension of चेष्टा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चेष्टा ceṣṭā	चेष्टाएँ ceṣṭāẽ
oblique	चेष्टा ceṣṭā	चेष्टाओं ceṣṭāõ
vocative	चेष्टा ceṣṭā	चेष्टाओ ceṣṭāo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “चेष्टा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeʂ.ʈa/

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) f

1. mischief, raillery

   Synonym: मस्करी (maskarī)

2. (formal) movement

   Synonym: हालचाल (hālcāl)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चेष्टा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चेष्टा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā). Cognate with Bengali চেষ্টা (ceśṭa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ses̠t̠ä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: चेस्टा

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā)

1. activity, action; perseverance

References

• Schmidt, Turner (2022) “चेष्टा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]

Newar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चेष्टा (ceṣṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕesʈa]

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐵)

1. action

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• চেষ্টা (Assamese script)
• ᬘᬾᬱ᭄ᬝᬵ (Balinese script)
• চেষ্টা (Bengali script)
• 𑰓𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• စေၑ္ဋာ (Burmese script)
• ચેષ્ટા (Gujarati script)
• ਚੇਸ਼੍ਟਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦕꦺꦰ꧀ꦛꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒𑂵𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಚೇಷ್ಟಾ (Kannada script)
• ចេឞ្ដា (Khmer script)
• ເຈຩ຺ຏາ (Lao script)
• ചേഷ്ടാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᡝᢢᢞᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠧᢔᢌᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳𑧚𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଚେଷ୍ଟା (Odia script)
• ꢗꢾꢰ꣄ꢜꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖯 (Siddham script)
• චෙෂ‍්ටා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡𑩔𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏𑚲𑚶𑚔𑚭 (Takri script)
• சேஷ்டா (Tamil script)
• చేష్టా (Telugu script)
• เจษฺฏา (Thai script)
• ཙེ་ཥྚཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣𑨄𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root चेष्ट् (ceṣṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐjʂ.ʈɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕeːʂ.ʈɑː/

Noun

चेष्टा • (ceṣṭā) stem, ?

1. motion, movement
2. gesture, action
3. effort, exertion
4. behaviour
5. action, deed, performing

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀘𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (cĕṭṭhā)
  • Kumaoni: चेट (ceṭ)
  • Sindhi: ceṭha

    Arabic script: چيٺَ

    Devanagari script: चेठ

• → Hindi: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ (cēṣṭe)
• → Malayalam: ചേഷ്ട (cēṣṭa)
• → Marathi: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) (learned)
• → Nepali: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) (learned)
• → Newar: चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) (learned)
• → Telugu: చేష్ట (cēṣṭa)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “चेष्टा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ceṣṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press