𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́). Cognate with Pali adhunā.

Adverb

𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

1. now

   Synonym: 𑀇𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀺 (idāni)

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna) (2) 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā) (2)

Derived terms

• *𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑁄 (*adhuno) (adhunā + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉- (-u-))
  • Niya Prakrit: 𐨀𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨆 (ahuno)

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨀𐨯𐨂𐨣 (asuna)
• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺 (ahuṇi) — Paisaci; 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀡𑀸 (adhuṇā) — Sauraseni
  • Konkani: onu

    Devanagari script: ओनु

    Kannada script: ಒನು

    Latin script: onu

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhunā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• adhunā (Latin script)
• अधुना (Devanagari script)
• অধুনা (Bengali script)
• අධුනා (Sinhalese script)
• အဓုနာ or ဢꩪုၼႃ (Burmese script)
• อธุนา or อะธุนา (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩩᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘຸນາ or ອະຘຸນາ or ອະທຸນາ (Lao script)
• អធុនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄪𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Adverb

𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

1. Brahmi script form of adhunā (“now”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অধুনা (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬥᬸᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• অধুনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰠𑰲𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• အဓုနာ (Burmese script)
• अधुना (Devanagari script)
• અધુના (Gujarati script)
• ਅਧੁਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦣꦸꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂡𑂳𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಧುನಾ (Kannada script)
• អធុនា (Khmer script)
• ອຘຸນາ (Lao script)
• അധുനാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢡᡠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘠𑘳𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢑᠾᠤᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧀𑧔𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐢𑐸𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଅଧୁନା (Odia script)
• ꢂꢤꢸꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆣𑆶𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖠𑖲𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• අධුනා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩮𑩒𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚜𑚰𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• அது⁴நா (Tamil script)
• అధునా (Telugu script)
• อธุนา (Thai script)
• ཨ་དྷུ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒡𑒳𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨜𑨃𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Adverb

𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 • (adhunā́)

1. Brahmi script form of अधुना (“now”)