𑀘𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓

Prakrit

Etymology

With Sanskrit चमत्कृ (camatkṛ, “to express astonishment”), probably ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

𑀘𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (camakka) m (Devanagari चमक्क)

1. surprise

Alternative forms

• *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cammakka), *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (*camma)

Derived terms

• 𑀘𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (camakkei, “startles”)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindi: चौंकना (ca͠uknā), चौंक (ca͠uk), चमकना (camaknā), चमक (camak)
    • Urdu: چونکنا, چونک, چمکنا, چمک
  • Old Awadhi: चौंकइ (cauṃkaï), चमकइ (camakaï)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਚੌਂਕਣਾ (cauṅkṇā), ਚਮਕਣਾ (camkaṇā), ਚਮਕਾਰ (camkār), ਚਮਕਾਰਾ (camkārā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali: [script needed] (caũkā)
  • Odia: ଚହଙ୍କିବା (cahaṅkibā, “to glitter”)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: चमक (camak)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘓𑘰𑘦𑘎𑘜𑘹 (cāmakaṇe)
    • Marathi: चमकणे (camakṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: ચમકવું (camakvũ)

From reduplicated *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (*camma):

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindi: चमचमाना (camacmānā)
    • Urdu: چمچمانا
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: चमचम (camacam)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: चमचमाट (camacmāṭ)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: ચમચમ (camcam)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “camakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press