𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa), from earlier कश्यप (kaśyápa). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀪 (kacchabha), Pali kacchapa.

Noun

𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava) m (Devanagari कच्छव, Kannada ಕಚ್ಛವ, feminine 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀻) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. tortoise, turtle

   Synonym: 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kumma)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁄 (kacchavo)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸 (kacchavā)
Accusative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀁 (kacchavaṃ)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂 (kacchave) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸 (kacchavā)
Instrumental	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀡 (kacchaveṇa) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀁 (kacchaveṇaṃ)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kacchavehi) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (kacchavehiṃ)
Dative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀅 (kacchavāa)	—
Ablative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀑 (kacchavāo) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀉 (kacchavāu) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸 (kacchavā) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺 (kacchavāhi) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (kacchavāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kacchavassa)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀡 (kacchavāṇa) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 (kacchavāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (kacchavammi) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂 (kacchave)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼 (kacchavesu) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (kacchavesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava) or 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸 (kacchavā)	𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀸 (kacchavā)

Descendants

• Konkani: kā̃sav

  Devanagari script: कांसव

  Kannada script: ಕಾಂಸವ್

  Latin script: kansov

• Marathi: कासव (kāsav)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “कच्छव”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kacchapa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press