Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚
Prakrit
Etymology
Onomatopoeic nursery reduplication. Cognate with Pashayi ǰīǰī́.
Noun
*𑀚𑀻𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*jījja) (Devanagari *जीज्ज) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Odia: ଜେଜି (jeji)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: जिजु (jiju)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਜੀਜਾ m (jījā), ਜੀਜੀ f (jījī)
- Shahmukhi script: جیجا m (jījā), جیجی f (jījī)
- Punjabi:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: जिजी (jijī)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: જીજી f (jījī), જીજીમા f (jījīmā), જીજો m (jījo), જીજીબા m (jījībā)
Related terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jijja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 288