Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇
Prakrit
Etymology
Related to Late Sanskrit मुस्र (musra, “tear”); see there for more.
Verb
*𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (*mussaï) (Devanagari *मुस्सइ) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)
Derived terms
- *𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲-𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲- (*mussa-mussa-, reduplicated)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: मुसमुसाना (musmusānā), मसमसाना (masamsānā, “to sob”)
- Urdu: مسمسانا (musmusānā), مسمسانا (masmasānā)
- Marathi: मुसमुसणे (musmusṇe, “to sniffle”)
- Nepali: मुस्मुस् (musmus, “smilingly”), मुस्मुसाउनु (musmusāunu, “to smile”)
- Hindustani:
- *𑀫𑀼𑀲-𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*musa-kka-) (with -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-))
- Gujarati: મુસ્કાવું (muskāvũ)
- Hindustani:
- Nepali: मुसुक्क (musukka, “smilingly”)
- Sindhi: مُشْڪَڻُ (muskaṇu, “to smile”)
- *𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲-𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀭- (*mussa-kka-ra-) (with -𑀭- (-ra-))
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: मुसकुराना (muskurānā)
- Urdu: مسکرانا (muskurānā)
- Nepali: मुस्कुराउनु (muskurāunu), मुस्कराउनु (muskarāunu)
- Hindustani:
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “muss”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 590