𑀧𑀸𑀅
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀸𑀬 (pāya) — hiatus-filler
- 𑀧𑀸𑀤 (pāda)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit पाद॑ (pā́da), a back-formation from पाद॑म् (pā́dam, acc.sg), from पद् (pád, “foot”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, from *ped- + *-s. Cognate with Pali pāda.
Noun
𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa) m (Devanagari पाअ, Gujarati પાઅ, Kannada ಪಾಅ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī)
- (anatomy) foot, leg
- Synonym: 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gŏḍḍa)
- Āẏāraṅga 1.2.24:
- 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂, 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀕𑁂 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂; ... 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀫 ... 𑀚𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀫 ...
- pāyama abbhe, appege pāyama acche; ... gupphama ... jaṅghama ...
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- 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑁂, 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀕𑁂 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂; ... 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀫 ... 𑀚𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀫 ...
- c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti IX. Maṇḍiya line 3:[1]
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄-𑀯𑀺-𑀬 𑀤𑀁𑀟-𑀥𑀭𑀺𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀓𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀓𑀳𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀇
- cakkamaṃto-vi-ya daṃḍa-dharieṇaṃ pāeṇaṃ kilimmaṃto kahaṃci cakkamaï
- And also when he walked, he walked some way or other with wearisome effort, his foot being supported by means of a staff.
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄-𑀯𑀺-𑀬 𑀤𑀁𑀟-𑀥𑀭𑀺𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 𑀓𑀺𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀓𑀳𑀁𑀘𑀺 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑀇
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀧𑀸𑀑 (pāo) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
| Accusative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀁 (pāaṃ) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏 (pāe) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡 (pāeṇa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 (pāeṇaṃ) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (pāehi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pāehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀅 (pāāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pāāo) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀉 (pāāu) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (pāāhi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pāāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pāassa) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀡 (pāāṇa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (pāāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pāammi) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏 (pāe) | 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (pāesu) or 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pāesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa) or 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) | 𑀧𑀸𑀆 (pāā) |
Descendants
Inherited
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: पायल (pāyal, “anklet”)
- Hindustani:
References
- ^ Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 122.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pādala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455
Further reading
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pā́da”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 455