𑀧𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (pulla)

Etymology

    Probably borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *po-. Compare Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀧𑁄𑀓 (*poka, “hollow”).

    Adjective

    𑀧𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮 (pŏlla) (Devanagari पोल्ल) [1][2]

    1. empty, hollow

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Odia: ପୋଲ (pola, “hollow space; kind of pastry”)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: पोल (pol, “husk”), ⇒ पोलकट (polkaṭ, “hollow grain”)
    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: पोला (polā)
        • Urdu: پولا (polā)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • >? Assamese: পোলা (püla, “bundle of reeds, used for covering corners of walls”), ⇒ পোলকটা (pülkota, “thief”)
        • Bengali: পোলো (pōlō, “basket made of bamboo splints”)
      • Odia: ପୋଲା (polā, “hollow, empty”)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਪੋੱਲਾ / پولَّا (pollā, “hollow”)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: पोला (polā, “hollow”)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਪੋਲੀ / پولِی (polī), ਪੋੱਲੀ / پولِّی (pollī, “thin cake”)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “पोल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 477
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