चात्वाल

From an early derived form of Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH- (“to dig”) + a suffix *आल (āla) of uncertain origin. Compare Avestan 𐬗𐬁𐬝‎ (cāt̰, “a well pit”), Bactrian σαδο (sado, “a well”), Persian چال‎ (čâl, “pit, hole”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑːt.ʋɑː.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑːt̪ˈʋɑː.l̪ɐ/

चात्वाल • (cātvāla) stem, m or n

1. a hole in the ground for constructing the Uttaravedi; a trench supplying the earth for the northern alter; a hole in the ground to receive an oblation or the sacred fire
2. Kusa grass

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