𑀔𑀁𑀟𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डयति (khaṇḍayati) or खण्डते (khaṇḍate).

    Verb

    𑀔𑀁𑀟𑀇 (khaṃḍaï) (Devanagari खंडइ, Kannada ಖಂಡಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]

    1. to break

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: खाँडना (khā̃ḍnā)
        • Urdu: کھَاںڈنَا
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kumaoni: खान्णो (khānṇo, to thresh)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: खांडणें (khāṇḍṇẽ)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ખાંડવું (khā̃ḍvũ)

    References

    1. ^ 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].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kháṇḍatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 199