𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit इक्षु (ikṣú). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ikkhu).

Noun

𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu) m (Devanagari उच्छु, Kannada ಉಚ್ಛು) (Maharastri)

1. sugar cane

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽 (ucchū)	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀡𑁄 (ucchuṇo) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽 (ucchū) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀑 (ucchūo) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀑 (ucchao) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀉 (ucchaü)
Accusative	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀁 (ucchuṃ)	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀡𑁄 (ucchuṇo) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽 (ucchū)
Instrumental	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ucchuṇā)	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀳𑀺 (ucchūhi) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ucchūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀑 (ucchūo) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀉 (ucchūu)	—
Genitive	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀡𑁄 (ucchuṇo) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ucchussa)	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀡 (ucchūṇa) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀡𑀁 (ucchūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ucchummi)	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀲𑀼 (ucchūsu) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ucchūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu) or 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀽 (ucchū)	—

Descendants

• Konkani: ū̃s

  Devanagari script: ऊंस (ūusa)

  Kannada script: ಊಂಸ್ (ūṃs)

  Latin script: us

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: उस (usa)

  Modi script: 𑘄𑘭 (usa)

  • Marathi: ऊस (ūs)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 99.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 19.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ikṣú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press