𑀓𑀁𑀔𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kenk-der.
Sanskrit काङ्क्ष् (kāṅkṣ)
Sanskrit काङ्क्षति (kāṅkṣati)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀔𑀇

    Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀓𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (kāṅkṣati).[1] Cognate with Pali 𑀓𑀗𑁆𑀔𑀢𑀺 (kaṅkhati).

    Verb

    𑀓𑀁𑀔𑀇 (kaṃkhaï) (Devanagari कंखइ) [2]

    1. to wish
      Synonym: 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhic:
        • >? Kholosi: konjen (“to want”) (< *𑀓𑀁𑀙𑀇 (*kaṃchaï))[3]

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāṅkṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 153
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “कंखइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    3. ^ Arora, Aryaman; Etebari, Ahmed (2021), “konjen”, in Kholosi Dictionary‎[1]
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