রাঢ়

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রাঢ়

Alternative forms edit

রাড় (raṛ), রাড়া (raṛa), রাঢ়া (raṛha)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀠 (rāḍha) (reborrowed into Sanskrit as राढा (rāḍhā)); further origin disputed. Possibly from the voiced lenition of an earlier *𑀭𑀸𑀞 (*rāṭha), degeminated from an even earlier 𑀭𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀞 (rāṭṭha), from Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “dominion, kingdom, country, people”).^[1] Or possibly, borrowed from a pre-Aryan substrate language (like Munda).

Pronunciation edit

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /raɽ/, [ˈraɽ], /raɾ/, [ˈraɾ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹaɹ/, [ɹaɹ]
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Proper noun edit

রাঢ় • (raṛh)

Rarh (a region in West Bengal and Jharkhand)

Derived terms edit

রাঢ়ী (raṛhi)

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 619

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