Prakrit

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Etymology

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From early Middle Indo-Aryan *saṭhila, from Old Indo-Aryan *śṛthilá-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥th₂-ró-s, from *ḱreth₂-. Compare 𑀲𑀺𑀠𑀺𑀮 (siḍhila), Sanskrit शिथिर (śithirá), शिथिल (śithilá), Pali saṭhila.

Adjective

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𑀲𑀠𑀺𑀮 (saḍhila) (Devanagari सढिल)

  1. loose, slack, flaccid

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಸಡಿಲು (saḍilu)

Further reading

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “सढिल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].