𑀔𑀁𑀟𑀇
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डयति (khaṇḍayati) or खण्डते (khaṇḍate).
Verb
𑀔𑀁𑀟𑀇 (khaṃḍaï) (Devanagari खंडइ, Kannada ಖಂಡಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]
- to break
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: खाँडना (khā̃ḍnā)
- Urdu: کھَاںڈنَا
- Hindustani:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Odia: ଖଣ୍ଡିବା (khaṇḍibā, “to cut, destroy”)
- Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: खान्णो (khānṇo, “to thresh”)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: खांडणें (khāṇḍṇẽ)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ખાંડવું (khā̃ḍvũ)
References
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “खंड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kháṇḍatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 199