𐨐𐨂𐨐𐨂𐨜𐨹

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुक्कुट (kukkuṭá). Cognate with Pali kukkuṭa, Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟 (kukkuḍa).

Noun

𐨐𐨂𐨐𐨂𐨜𐨹 (kukuḍ́a)

1. cock, rooster

References

• Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “kukuḍa”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kukuḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 164