𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀓𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀇 (karisaï)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit कर्ष॑ति (kárṣati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷélseti, from *kʷels- (to pull, drag). Doublet of 𑀓𑀲𑀇 (kasaï).

    Verb

    𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀇 (kāsaï) (Devanagari कासइ, Kannada ಕಾಸಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]

    1. to pull
      Synonyms: 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï), 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀇 (aṃcaï)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “कास”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kárṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148