𐨒𐨆𐨡𐨂𐨨

Niya Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𐨒𐨆𐨱𐨆𐨨𐨁 (gohomi), 𐨒𐨆𐨨 (goma)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhū́ma). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨒𐨆𐨢𐨂𐨨 (godhuma), Pali godhūma and Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 (gohūma).

Noun

𐨒𐨆𐨡𐨂𐨨 (goduma)

1. wheat

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “goduma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 230
• Burrow, Thomas (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 100