𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वत्सतर (vatsatará). Cognate with Pali vacchatara. See also 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀭 (vacchadara).

Noun

𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭 (vacchayara) m (Devanagari वच्छयर)

1. a colt

Derived terms

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀕 ~ * 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ga ~ * vacchayara-a)

• Central:
  • Hindi: बछेरा (bacherā, “colt”)
• Northern:
  • Bhalesi: बछेरो (bachéro, “tiny foal”)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabic:
    • Lahnda:
      • Awankari: وچےرآ (vacherā)
    • Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਾ (vacherā), ਬਛੇਰਾ (bacherā)
  • Sindhi: وَڇيرو (vachero, “colt”)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: વછેરો (vachero, “colt”)

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝-𑀕 ~ *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ṭṭa-ga ~ *vacchayara-ṭṭa-a)

• Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਟਾ (vacherṭā), ਬਛੇਰਟਾ (bacherṭā, “very young colt”)

Terms inherited from *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼-𑀕 ~ *𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭-𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼-𑀅 (*vacchayara-ṭṭu-ga ~ *vacchayara-ṭṭu-a)

• Northern:
  • Bhadrawahi: बछेरोटु (bacherɔṭu, “small foal”)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਵਛੇਰਟੂ (vacherṭū), ਬਛੇਰਟੂ (bacherṭū, “very young colt”)

Descendants

• Kumaoni: बछेर (bacher, “calf”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vacchayara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 656