Apabhramsa

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Etymology

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    Apabhramsa verb set
    जलइ (jalaï)
    जालइ (jālaï)

    Inherited from Prakrit जलइ (jalaï), from Sanskrit ज्वलति (jválati).

    Verb

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    जलइ (jalaï) (intransitive)

    1. to burn
    2. to shine
      • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 4.6.2:
        धगधगंत-जोइयव्वासं निद्धमं जलंत-सव्वासं ।
        dhagadhagaṃta-joiyavvāsaṃ niddhamaṃ jalaṃta-savvāsaṃ.
        I saw a smokeless fire burning blazingly illuminating all directions.

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    Prakrit

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    Verb

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    जलइ (jalaï) (Kannada ಜಲಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. Devanagari script form of 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (to burn; to shine)