𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गन (aṅgana).

Noun

𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀡 (aṃgaṇa) n (Devanagari अंगण)

1. courtyard

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maithili:

    Devanagari script: आङन (āṅan)

    Tirhuta script: 𑒂𑒓𑒢 (āṅana)

• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Konkani: आंगण (āṅgaṇ)
  • Old Marathi: āṅgaṇa

    Devanagari script: आंगण

    Modi script: 𑘁𑘽𑘐𑘜

    • Marathi: अंगण (aṅgaṇ)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: اَڱَڻُ

    Devanagari script: अङणु

• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: આંગણ (ā̃gaṇ)
  • Hindustani: āṅgan

    Hindi: आँगन

    Urdu: آنْگَن (āngan)

  • Vaghri: આંગણો (ā̃gaṇo)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṁgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अंगण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].