Ashokan Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit उत्थान (utthā́na).

Noun edit

𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 (uthana /utthana/)[1][2]

  1. exertion

Alternative forms edit

Attested at Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (“exertion”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhāna/ (uṭhāna]] /uṭṭhāna/</spa)
East Dhauli 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhāna/ (uṭhāna]] /uṭṭhāna/</spa)
Jaugada 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhana/ (uṭhāna]] /uṭṭhana/</spa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 /utthana/ (uthana]] /utthana/</spa)
Mansehra 𐨀𐨂𐨛𐨣‎ /uṭṭhana/ (uṭhana‎]] /uṭṭhana/</spa)
West Girnar 𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (usṭāna)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (“exertion”)
 
𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (uṭhāna) (3)
𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (usṭāna) (1)
𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 (uthana) (1)
𐨀𐨂𐨛𐨣‎ (uṭhana‎) (1)

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “utthāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 50.