Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu.[1]

    Noun

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    𑀉𑀟𑀺𑀤 (uḍidan (Devanagari उडिद) [2]

    1. urad, Vigna mungo

    Declension

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    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Descendants

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    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: उड़द (uṛad) (see there for further descendants)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

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    1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “Ta. ur̤untu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*uḍidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 77