𑀖𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-der.?
Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná)
Prakrit 𑀖𑀡

    Inherited from Sanskrit घ॒न (ghaná), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.

    Adjective

    𑀖𑀡 (ghaṇa) (Devanagari घण) [1][2]

    1. dense, compact

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Hindi:
      • Western Hindi:
        • Hindustani:
          • Hindi: घना (ghanā)
          • Urdu: گھَنَا (ghanā)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: ঘন (ghon), ⇒ ঘনাইব (ghonaibo)
        • Bengali: ঘন (ghono)
      • Bihari:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Central Pahari:
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: घनु (ghanu)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabic:
        • Saraiki: گھݨا (ghaṇā), گھنے (ghannē)
        • Punjabi: ਘਣਾ / گھَݨَا (ghaṇā)
      • Sindhic:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: घण (ghaṇ)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “घण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghaná²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238
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