Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit दुष्कृत (duṣkṛtá, sin).

Noun

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𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (dukaṭa /dukkaṭa/) n[1]

  1. sin

Alternative forms

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Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (“sin”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑀝 (dukaṭa)
East Dhauli 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑀝 (dukaṭa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (dukaṭa)
Mansehra 𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (dukaṭa)
West Girnar 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑀢 (dukata)
Map of dialectal forms of 𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (“sin”)
 
𐨡𐨂𐨐𐨚 (dukaṭa) (2)
𑀤𑀼𑀓𑀝 (dukaṭa) (2)
𑀤𑀼𑀓𑀢 (dukata) (1)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duṣkr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press