Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮

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

Uncertain. Attested only in derived forms, like 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 f (jhillī, “wave”) and 𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (jhillaï, “to bathe”). Compare also 𑀳𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (hilla, “mud, swamp”) and Sanskrit हिल्ल (hilla, “an aquatic bird”).

Noun

*𑀛𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*jhilla) f (Devanagari *झिल्ल) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

swamp, lake

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: झील (jhīl)
  - Urdu: جھیل (jhīl)
  - → English: jheel
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਝੀਲ (jhīl)
  
  Shahmukhi script: جھیل (jhīl)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali: ঝিল (jhil)
- Bhojpuri: झील (jhīl)
- Maithili: झील (jhīl)
- Odia: ଝିଲ (jhila)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: झिल (jhil)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: झील (jhīl)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ઝીલ (jhīl)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jhilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 297