𐨢𐨿𐨬𐨩

Gandhari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ध्वज (dhvajá). Cognate with Niya Prakrit 𐨡𐨭 (daśa), Pali dhaja, and Prakrit 𑀥𑀬 (dhaya), 𑀥𑀚 (dhaja).

Noun

𐨢𐨿𐨬𐨩 (dhvaya)

1. flag, banner

Further reading

• Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “dhvaya”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]