𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sud-ró-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšudrás
Sanskrit क्षु॒द्र (kṣudrá)?
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Sanskrit क्षु॒द्र (kṣudrá)
Sanskrit क्षुल्ल (kṣulla)?
Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮

    Possibly from Sanskrit क्षु॒द्र (kṣudrá) and क्षुल्ल (kṣulla) with unexpected deaspiration.[1] Cognate with Pali culla.

    Part of the Indo-Aryan "defective" group of words.[2] However, if the above etymology is true, this classification may be unnecessary. Also compare Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa, “small”), चुण्डति (cuṇḍati, “to become small”).

    Adjective

    𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (culla) (Devanagari चुल्ल, Gujarati ચુલ્લ, Kannada ಚುಲ್ಲ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī) [3][1]

    1. small

    Derived terms

    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀸𑀬 (cullatāya, “father's brother”)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀧𑀺𑀉 (cullapiu, “uncle”)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀬𑀸 (cullamāuyā, “aunt”)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀲𑀬𑀕 (cullasayaga)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀲𑀬𑀬 (cullasayaya)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀳𑀺𑀫𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀢 (cullahimavanta)
    • 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁄𑀟𑀅 (culloḍaa, “eldest brother”)

    Descendants

    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: සුළු (suḷu, “trifling”)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • → Sanskrit: (Jain) चुल्लक (cullaka)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 227: “As in Pāli, in AMg. JM. also kṣulla, with loss of the aspiration, becomes culla”
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*culla²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 266
    3. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “चुल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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