Sambodhi 1998 Vol 21

Author(s): J B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

Page 82

Vol. XXI, 1997
ON THE SEMANTIC ASPECT OF....
(5) saļval-vū—'to stir (6) maļmaļāv-vū—to suck by slowly rolling the tongue in the mouth. (7) Cakal-vakaļ 'tremulous' (with respect to the eye-movement). 8. The phon. ending in -cu-.
(3)
dhacu-pacu 'hesitant, vacillating'.
There are several phon.s in Gujarati imitating the visual sensation of light. (1) jhagmag-vū, jhagjhag-vū—'to shine brightly'. (2) tagtag-vū—'to glitter, to glisten'. (3) Cakcak-vū—to sparkle'. (4) jha!hal-vū—jhaļmal-vū—to shine dazzlingly.' (Turner, 5552, 5391) (5) tamtam-vū—'to flicker'. It has also the association of movement. (6) camak-vū—'to twinkle, to glimmer, to glitter.' (7) Jhabak-vū-jhalak-vũ 'to flash'.
(4)
In case of pacpac-tu 'with juice surfacing and oozing (with respect to an overripe fruit etc.), lacpac-tū 'saked with (e.g. ghee); ladbad 'drenched, suffused with liquid' (e.g. a cloth), drenched or wet all over with juice', the focus seems to be on the physical condition of an object.
Reference : R. L. Turner, : A Comparative Dictionary of IndoAryan Languages, 1966.