𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga)
Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕

    Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀮𑀯𑀗𑁆𑀕 (lavaṅga, “clove”),[1] borrowed from Malayo-Polynesian. Cognate with Pali lavaṅga.

    Noun

    𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga) m or n (Devanagari लवंग) [2]

    1. clove, Syzygium aromaticum

    Descendants

    • Apabhramsa: लवंग (lavaṃga)
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Braj: लौंग (lauṅg)
      • Bundeli: लोंग (loṅg)
      • Hindustani:
        Hindi: लौंग (lauṅg)
        • → Pashto: لونګ (lawong)
        Urdu: لَونْگ (lauṅg)
      • Kannauji: लौंग
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Assamese: লং (loṅ)
      • Bengali: লং (loṅ)
      • Odia: ଲଙ୍ଗ (laṅga), ଲଙ୍ (laṅ), ଲଂ (laṁ)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg)
        Shahmukhi script: لَونْگ (laung)
      • Sindhic:
        • Sindhi:
          Khudabadi script: 𑋚𑋨𑋟𑊼𑋣 (lauṅgu)
          Devanagari script: लौंगु
          Arabic script: لَوْنگُ (laũgu)
        • Kachchi:
          Gujarati script: લવંગ (lavaṅg)
          Khudabadi script: 𑋚𑋛𑋟𑊼 (lavaṅga)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi:
        Modi script: 𑘩𑘪𑘽𑘐 (lavaṅga)
        Devanagari script: लवंग (lavaṅga)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637: “Pk. lavaṁga- m.n.”
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “लवंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 723.
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