𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáršati
Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰárṣati
Sanskrit घर्ष॑ति (ghárṣati)
Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀇

    Inherited from Sanskrit घर्ष॑ति (ghárṣati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáršati. Doublet of 𑀖𑀲𑀇 (ghasaï).

    Some descendants reflex a different moraic variant *𑀖𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (*ghassaï); it is unclear why the vowel in this term is lengthened.

    Verb

    𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ghāsaï) (Devanagari घासइ, Kannada ಘಾಸಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]

    1. to rub
      Synonyms: 𑀓𑀲𑀇 (kasaï), 𑀖𑀲𑀇 (ghasaï)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabic:
        • Saraiki: گَھسَّݨ (ghassaṇ)
        • Punjabi: ਘਸਣਾ / گھَسݨَا (ghasṇā)
      • Sindhic:
        • Sindhi: گَسَڻُ / गसणु (gasaṇu)
        • Kachchi: ઘાસણૂ (ghāsṇū)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “घास”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghárṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 240
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