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वांचइ

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Old Gujarati

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adapted from Sanskrit वाचयति (vācayati, to cause to speak).[1][2] Compare Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘓𑘜𑘹 (vācaṇe), 𑘪𑘰𑘔𑘜𑘹 (vāchaṇe).

Verb

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वांचइ (vāṃcaï)

  1. to read

Descendants

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  • Gujarati: વાંચવું (vā̃cvũ)

References

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  1. ^ Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language[1], Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 394
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँचना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press