𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• (Magadhi) 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā).

Noun

𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (kakkhā) (Devanagari कक्खा)

1. department, part

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Hindustani: kāch, kāchā, kāchnī
      • Hindi: काछ, काछा, काछनी
      • Urdu: کاچھ, کاچھا, کاچھنی
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā)
    • Bengali: কাছা (kacha)
    • Bihari: काछा (kāchā)
    • Odia: କାଛ (kācha), କାଛା (kāchā), କଛା (kachā)
• Northern:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Kumaoni: काखा (kākhā)
    • Nepali: काछ् (kāch)
• Southern:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Marathi: कास (kās), कांस (kāusa)
• Western:
  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: કાછ (kāch), કાછો (kācho), કાછડો (kāchḍo)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T. (1928) “कक्खा”, in pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Calcutta: Self-published.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kakṣyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press