𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (chippa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शेप्या (śepyā́), a feminine form of शेप (śépa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šáypas, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyp-o- (“pole, stick”). Cognate with Pali cheppā.

Noun

𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧 (chĕppa) n (Devanagari छेप्प, Kannada ಛೆಪ್ಪ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. (anatomy) tail

   Synonym: 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀁 (chĕppaṃ)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (chĕppāiṃ) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (chĕppāi)
Accusative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀁 (chĕppaṃ)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (chĕppāiṃ) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (chĕppāi)
Instrumental	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀡 (chĕppeṇa) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀡𑀁 (chĕppeṇaṃ)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀺 (chĕppehi) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (chĕppehiṃ)
Dative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀅 (chĕppāa)	—
Ablative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀑 (chĕppāo) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀉 (chĕppāu) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (chĕppā) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀺 (chĕppāhi) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (chĕppāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲 (chĕppassa)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀡 (chĕppāṇa) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀁 (chĕppāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (chĕppammi) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂 (chĕppe)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀲𑀼 (chĕppesu) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (chĕppesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧 (chĕppa) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (chĕppā)	𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (chĕppāiṃ) or 𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (chĕppāi)

Derived terms

• *𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧-𑀟-𑀅 (*chĕppa-ḍa-a)
  • Marathi: शेपटा (śepṭā)
• *𑀙𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧-𑀟-𑀇𑀆 (*chĕppa-ḍa-iā)
  • Konkani: śẽpḍī, śẽpaḍī

    Devanagari script: शेंपडी (śempḍī)

    Latin script: ximttim

    Kannada script: ಶೇಪಡೀ (śēpaḍī)

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: शिपटी (śipaṭī), सिंपटी (siṃpaṭī), सिंपुटी (siṃpuṭī)

    Modi script: 𑘫𑘲𑘢𑘘𑘲 (śīpaṭī), 𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘢𑘘𑘲 (sīṃpaṭī), 𑘭𑘲𑘽𑘢𑘳𑘘𑘲 (sīṃpuṭī)

    • Marathi: शेपटी (śepṭī), शेपूट (śepūṭ)
• 𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀅 (chippālua)

Descendants

• Marathi: शेप (śep), शेंप (śempa) (obsolete)

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 157
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śēpyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press