Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

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

Alternative forms

  • *𑀤𑀁𑀝𑀇 (*daṃṭaï)

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁂 (*draṭyate), from *𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀝𑁆 (*draṭ).[1]

    Verb

    *𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*daṭṭaï) (Devanagari *दट्टइ) (transitive) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

    1. to stop, cork, check

    Derived terms

    • 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝 (saṃdaṭṭa)
    • 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀬 (saṃdaṭṭaya)
    • *𑀤𑀟𑀇 (*daḍaï)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*draṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 377