Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

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.[1] Displaced Prakrit 𑀣𑀽𑀮 (thūla), 𑀣𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (thulla, “fat”) in most descendants.

    Adjective

    *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*mŏṭṭa) (Devanagari *मोट्ट) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

    1. fat
      Synonym: 𑀣𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (thulla)
    2. large
      Synonym: 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*muṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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