𑀟𑁄𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀤𑁄𑀭 (dora), 𑀤𑀯𑀭 (davara)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit दवर (davara)

Prakrit 𑀟𑁄𑀭

Inherited from Sanskrit दवर (davara). The term underwent spontaneous retroflexion.

Noun

𑀟𑁄𑀭 (ḍora) m (Devanagari डोर, Kannada ಡೋರ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[1]^[2]

thread, string

Descendants

Inherited

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: डोर (ḍor)
  - Urdu: ڈور (ḍor)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: ডোৰ (dür), ডোল (dül)

Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)

Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: ডোৰা (düra)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: डोरा / 𑂙𑂷𑂩𑂰 (ḍōrā)
  - Magahi: डोरा / 𑂙𑂷𑂩𑂰 (ḍōrā)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: ਡੋਰਾ / ڈورا (ḍorā)

Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-)

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: डोरी (ḍorī)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: ডুৰি (duri)
  - Bengali: দড়ি (doṛi) (without retroflexion)
- Odia: ଦଉଡ଼ି (dauṛi) (without retroflexion)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: દોરી (dorī) (without retroflexion)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “davara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 356
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “डोर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 374.