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छद्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćad-, related to Prasuni vëzëlë (goatskin boot, shoe) (< *upascada), with further origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (darkness); compare English shade and shadow. Compare also Old English hæteru (clothing).

Pronunciation

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Root

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छद् (chad)

  1. to cover
  2. to cover over, clothe, veil
  3. to hide, conceal
  4. to protect

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “छद्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0404.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “छद्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 049
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “छद्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 554-555