अवलम्ब

Sanskrit

Etymology

अव (ava) + लम्ब (lamba)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.lɐm.bɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐˈl̪ɐm.bɐ/
• Hyphenation: अ‧व‧लम्‧ब

Noun

अवलम्ब • (avalamba) stem, ?

1. hanging down
2. stay, support, perpendicular

Related terms

• अवलम्बित (avalambita)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Prasuni: wurbók, ulbók
• Pali: ōlamba, ōlambaka
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩 (avalaṃba), 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩𑀕 (avalaṃbaga), 𑀑𑀮𑀁𑀩 (olaṃba)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ওলোম (ülüm)
      • Odia: ଓଳମ (oḷama), ଉଲମ (ulama)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: އޮލަނބު (olaᵐbu)
      • Sinhalese: ලඹ (laᵐba), ඔලම්බු (olambu)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: ओळंबा (oḷambā)
        • ⇒ Marathi: ओळंबणे (oḷambṇe)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: ઓળંબા (oḷṃbā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “avalamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 36