𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 n (chikka)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit onomatopoeic noun छिक्का (chikkā).

Noun

𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā) f (Devanagari छिक्का)

1. sneeze; the act of sneezing

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (chikkāo) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (chikkāu) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā)
Accusative	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀁 (chikkaṃ)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (chikkāo) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (chikkāu) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā)
Instrumental	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (chikkāe) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (chikkāi) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (chikkāa)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺 (chikkāhi) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (chikkāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (chikkāo) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (chikkāu)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (chikkāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (chikkāe) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (chikkāi) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (chikkāa)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡 (chikkāṇa) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀁 (chikkāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀏 (chikkāe) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀇 (chikkāi) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (chikkāa)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀼 (chikkāsu) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (chikkāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (chikke) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā)	𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (chikkāo) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (chikkāu) or 𑀙𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (chikkā)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maithili: chīk

    Devanagari script: छीक

    Tirhuta script: 𑒕𑒲𑒏

  • Odia: ଛିଙ୍କ (chiṅka)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Konkani: śīṅk

    Devanagari script: शींक

    Kannada script: ಶೀಂಕ

    Latin script: xink

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: सिक (sika), सिंक (siṃka), सीक (sīka)

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘲𑘎 (sīka), 𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘎 (sīṃka)

    • Marathi: शिंक (śiṅka)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਛਿੱਕ (chikka)

    Shahmukhi script: چھِکّ (chikk)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ڇِڪَ

    Devanagari script: छिक

• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: છીંક (chī̃k)
    • Marwari: छींक (chī̃k)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani: chī̃k

      Hindi: छींक

      Urdu: چِھین٘ک

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “छिक्का”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chikkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 276