𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀇 (maḍḍaï)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, “to pound, crush, tread on, squeeze, rub”)

Verb

𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀇 (maddaï) (Devanagari मद्दइ)

1. to crush, trample on

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Awadhi: माड़ब (māṛab)
    • Hindustani: māṛnā, mā̃ḍnā
      • Hindi: माड़ना, माँडना
      • Urdu: مَاڑنَا, مَاںڈنَا
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: মাৰিব (maribo)
    • Bengali: মাড়া (maṛa)
    • Bihari:
      • Maithili: māṛab

        Devanagari script: माड़ब

        Tirhuta script: 𑒧𑒰𑒛𑓃𑒥

    • Odia: ମାଡ଼ିବା (maṛiba), ମାଣ୍ଡିବା (maṇḍiba)
• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: mā̃ḍun

    Devanagari script: माँडुन

    Arabic script: مَاںڈُن

• Northern:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Nepali: माँडनु (mā̃ḍanu)
    • Western Pahari:
      • Bhadrawahi: मडणू (maḍṇū)