𑀆𑀟𑀼𑀣𑀼𑀫
Prakrit
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Scythian *Artavatauxma (“offspring of a righteous man”), composed of Scythian *artava (“righteous”) + Scythian *tauxman (“seed”) (cf. Khotanese ttīma (“seed”)).[1]
Proper noun
edit𑀆𑀟𑀼𑀣𑀼𑀫 (āḍuthuma) (Devanagari आडुथुम) [2]
- (Epigraphic Prakrit) a male given name from Scythian: Aduthuma, the name of an Indo-Scythian Buddhist donor
References
edit- ^ Harmatta, Janos (1999) “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in Harmatta, Janos, Puri, B. N., Etemadi, G. F., editors, History of civilizations of Central Asia[1], volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
- ^ James Burgess, Bhagwanlal Indraji (1881) Inscriptions from the Cave-Temples of Western India: With Descriptive Notes &c.[2], Government Central Press, page 45