𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸
Prakrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अ॒धु॒ना (adhunā́), from अध्व॑न् (ádhvan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hádʰwā (“road”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ń̥dʰwēn, from *h₁nedʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɐ.ɦu.ɳɑː/
Adverb
𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā) (Devanagari अहुणा, Kannada ಅಹುಣಾ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Descendants
Inherited
Further reading
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “अधुना”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 99.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ahuṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13