𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀟

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀟

    Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa).

    Noun

    𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀟 (akkhoḍa) n (Devanagari अक्खोड) [1][2]

    1. walnut

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bhadrawahi: आखोर (ākhor)
      • Kumaoni: अखोड़ (akhoṛ), अँखोड़ (ãkhoṛ)
      • Nepali: ओखर (okhar)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: અખોડ (akhoḍ)
      • Romani: akhor
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    Many forms show unetymological -r- along with a voiceless final. Turner suggests these are loaned from "some Himalayan dialect".

    Reflexing -khr-

    Noun

    𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀟 (akkhoḍa) m (Devanagari अक्खोड) [1]

    1. walnut tree

    Alternative forms

    • 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀮 (akkhula)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “अक्खोड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 15.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “akṣōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3
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