𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti).

Noun

𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (priti)

1. satisfaction, joy

Alternative forms

Attested at Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (“satisfaction”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀺 (piti)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (priti)
West	Girnar	𑀧𑀻𑀢𑀻 (pītī)

Map of dialectal forms of 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (“satisfaction”)
𑀧𑀻𑀢𑀻 (pītī) (1) 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀺 (piti) (1) 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨟𐨁 (priti) (1)

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨡𐨁 (pridi)

Further reading

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