𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (candrikā). Cognate with Pali candikā.

Noun

𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā) f (Devanagari चंदिआ)

1. moonlight

   Synonyms: 𑀘𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀅𑀯 (candāava), 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀡𑀸 (joisiṇā), 𑀓𑁄𑀫𑀼𑀈 (komuī)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀑 (caṃdiāo) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀉 (caṃdiāu) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)
Accusative	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀅𑀁 (caṃdiaṃ)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀑 (caṃdiāo) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀉 (caṃdiāu) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)
Instrumental	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀏 (caṃdiāe) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀇 (caṃdiāi) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀅 (caṃdiāa)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (caṃdiāhi) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (caṃdiāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀑 (caṃdiāo) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀉 (caṃdiāu)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (caṃdiāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀏 (caṃdiāe) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀇 (caṃdiāi) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀅 (caṃdiāa)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀡 (caṃdiāṇa) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (caṃdiāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀏 (caṃdiāe) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀇 (caṃdiāi) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀅 (caṃdiāa)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (caṃdiāsu) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (caṃdiāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀏 (caṃdie) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)	𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀑 (caṃdiāo) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆𑀉 (caṃdiāu) or 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā)

Descendants

• Bengali: চাঁদি (cãdi)
• Bhojpuri: 𑂒𑂰𑂢𑂲 (cānī)
• Gujarati: ચાંદી (cā̃dī)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: चाँदी (cā̃dī), चांदी (cāndī)

  Urdu: چان٘دی (cā̃dī), چانْدی (cāndī)

• Magahi: 𑂒𑂰𑂢𑂲 (cānī)
• Marathi: चांदी (cāndī)
• Punjabi: cāndī

  Gurmukhi script: ਚਾਂਦੀ

  Shahmukhi script: چاندی

• Sindhi:

  Arabic script: چانديِ

  Devanagari script: चांदी

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चंदिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 314.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “candrikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 253