English
khichdi
Khichdi comes from Hindi खिचड़ी, and goes back to Sanskrit खिच्चा ‘khichdi, a kind of dish made of rice and peas…’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखिच्चा‘khichdi, a kind of dish made of rice and peas etc’
- Prakritmodern𑀔𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘
- Hindic. 1500–presentखिचड़ीkhicṛī
- Englishearliest quotation 2008khichdi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEखिच्चा‘khichdi, a kind of dish made of rice and peas etc’
- Prakritmodern𑀔𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘
- Hindic. 1500–presentखिचड़ीkhicṛī
- Englishearliest quotation 2008khichdi
Earliest quotation: 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies: “As for Paulette, the first language she learnt was…”
Every English word from Sanskrit खिच्चा
Today it means
noun A South Asian dish of rice and lentils.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit खिच्चा / khichdi