π‘€‰π‘€šπ‘†π‘€šπ‘€Ό

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€‹ΰ€œΰ₯ (αΉ›jΓΊ, β€œstraight”). Cognate with Pali uju.

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π‘€‰π‘€šπ‘†π‘€šπ‘€Ό (ujju) (Devanagari ΰ€‰ΰ€œΰ₯ΰ€œΰ₯, Kannada ΰ²‰ΰ²œΰ³ΰ²œΰ³) (Ardhamagadhi, Maharastri)

  1. straight
    • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā SattasaΔ« 476:
      π‘€‰π‘€šπ‘†π‘€šπ‘€Ό-𑀅𑀭𑀏 𑀑 𑀒𑀽𑀲𑀇 𑀯𑀁𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺-π‘€―π‘€Ί 𑀆𑀅𑀫𑀁 𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀇
      𑀏𑀒𑁆𑀣 𑀅𑀳𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀇 𑀫𑀏 𑀧𑀺𑀏 𑀧𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀓𑀳 𑀑𑀼 𑀓𑀸𑀅𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀁?
      ujju-arae αΉ‡a tΕ«saΓ― vaαΉƒkammi-vi āamaαΉƒ viappei
      Δ•ttha ahavvāi mae pie piaαΉƒ kaha αΉ‡u kāavvaαΉƒ?
      • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken
        Straightforward pleasure doesn’t satisfy him, he says, and if I spice it up, he wonders who taught me that.
        As I always get it wrong, how will I ever make him happy?

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