𐨭𐨐𐨪

Gandhari

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā). Cognate with Pali sakkharā, Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸 (sakkarā).

    Noun

    𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara) f[1]

    1. sugar

    Descendants

    • → Middle Persian:
      Manichaean script: 𐫢𐫞𐫡 (šqr /⁠šakar⁠/)
      Book Pahlavi script: 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škl /⁠šakar⁠/)

    References

    1. ^ Baums, Stefan; Glass, Andrew (2002–), “śakara”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎[1]
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