𑀘𑀲𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑀲𑀤𑀺 (casadi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Cheung and Turner believe that this is a late borrowing from Proto-Iranian *čašati (“tastes”), whence Classical Persian چَشِیدَن (čašīdan).

Verb

𑀘𑀲𑀇 (casaï) (Devanagari चसइ, Kannada ಚಸಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. tastes

Related terms

• 𑀘𑀲𑀬 (casaya, “cup, goblet, mug”)
  • → Sanskrit: चषक (caṣaka) (by Sanskritization)

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: चषति (caṣati, “eats”) (by Sanskritization)
• *𑀘𑀲-𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*casa-kka-ka)
  • Hindi: चसका (caskā, “taste”)

References

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