Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀔𑁄𑀯

This Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Prakrit

Etymology

Unknown. Platts suggests Sanskrit क्षोद (kṣoda, “powder, sugarcane juice”), which would unify this reconstructed term with attested Prakrit 𑀔𑁄𑀬 (khoya, “powder, sugarcane juice”), whence Hindi खोआ (khoā, “pounded bricks, plaster”).^[1]

Noun

*𑀔𑁄𑀯 (*khova) (Devanagari *खोव) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

khoa

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: खोआ (khoā)
  - Urdu: کهوا (khoā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali: খোয়া (khōẇa), খোআ (khōa)
- Odia: ଖୁଆ (khuā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: खुवा (khuwā)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਖੋਆ (khoā)
  
  Shahmukhi script: کهوا (khoā)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: खोवा (khovā), खवा (khavā)

References

^ Platts, John T. (1884), “खोआ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*khōva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 210

[1] Platts, John T. (1884), “खोआ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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