Gandhari

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit शिथिल (śithilá). Cognate with Niya Prakrit 𐨭𐨁𐨭𐨁𐨫 (śiśila), Pali saṭhila, sithila and Prakrit 𑀲𑀠𑀺𑀮 (saḍhila), 𑀲𑀺𑀠𑀺𑀮 (siḍhila).

Adjective

edit

𐨭𐨁𐨭𐨁𐨫 (śiśila)

  1. slack, loose

Noun

edit

𐨭𐨁𐨭𐨁𐨫 (śiśila)

  1. looseness

Further reading

edit
  • Baums, Stefan, Glass, Andrew (2002–) “śiśila”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śiśila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 731

Niya Prakrit

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit शिथिल (śithilá). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨭𐨁𐨭𐨁𐨫 (śiśila), Pali saṭhila, sithila and Prakrit 𑀲𑀠𑀺𑀮 (saḍhila), 𑀲𑀺𑀠𑀺𑀮 (siḍhila).

Adjective

edit

𐨭𐨁𐨭𐨁𐨫 (śiśila)

  1. slack, loose

Further reading

edit
  • Burrow, Thomas (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 138
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śiśila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 731