વેચવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀤𑀺 (veccadi), from Sanskrit *वेत्ययति (vetyayati), which was denominalised from one of the derivatives of the root वी (vī); compare Sanskrit वेति (véti, “to procure”), वेतन (vetana, “wages; price”). The vecc ~ vikk transitivity alternation is well-preserved throughout Indo-Aryan languages, so it must have occurred by the Middle Indo-Aryan stage.

Bloch alternatively tied this term to Sanskrit व्ययति (vyayati, “to expend, waste”), from the root व्यय (vyaya), but this is phonologically (there is no clear source for -cc-) and semantically (only Marathi continues the "spend" meaning, which could be better explained as a specification from "sell") difficult.

Others have tied to it Sanskrit विक्री (vikrī, “to buy and sell”) (a compound of वि- (vi-) + क्री (krī); the source of the vikk- forms in NIA), but this is also strange since palatalisation is not expected in every NIA reflex.

Cognate with Punjabi ਵੇਚਣਾ (vecṇā) / ویچنا (vecnā), Sindhi ويچَڻُ / वेचणु (vecaṇu), Nepali बेच्नु (becnu), Hindi बेचना (becnā), Marathi वेचणे (veċṇe, “to spend”), Bengali বেচা (beca), Assamese বেচা (besa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːt͡ʃ.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: વેચ‧વું

Verb

વેચવું • (vecvũ)

1. to sell (to agree to transfer goods or provide services)

   Antonym: ખરીદવું (kharīdvũ)