𑀅𑀚𑀺𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀇𑀡 (aïṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अजिन (ajína, “antelope skin”).

Noun

𑀅𑀚𑀺𑀡 (ajiṇa) n (Devanagari अजिण) (Ardhamagadhi)

1. the hide of an antelope or any such animal

Descendants

• Jaunsari: एण (eṇ), ऐण (aiṇ)
• Kotgarhi: एण (eṇ, “flying fox”)

Further reading

More information

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अजिण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 22.
• Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “अजिण”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 1, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 67, column 1; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarasidas, 1988
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajína”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 8