Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀩𑀼𑀭

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; perhaps borrowed from substrate. Part of the Indo-Aryan "defective" group of words.

    Adjective

    *𑀩𑀼𑀭 (*bura) (Devanagari *बुर) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)[1]

    1. bad, defective

    Descendants

    Inherited
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: બૂરું (būrũ)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*bura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 526
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