Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀮𑀟𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓

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. Compare Sanskrit लटति (laṭati, “to act childishly”), लट्व (laṭva, “dancing boy”).

Noun

*𑀮𑀟𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*laḍikka) m (Devanagari *लडिक्क) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)[1]

  1. boy

Descendants

Inherited
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Bengali-Assamese:
      • Bengali: লেড়কা (leṛoka)
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: लईका (laīkā)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*laḍikka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 633
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