𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Maharastri Prakrit verb set
𑀓𑀻𑀭𑀇 (kīraï)
𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit करोति (karóti), a corruption from Vedic Sanskrit कृणोति (kṛṇóti). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀤𑀺 (karedi), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (kaledi), Pali karoti.

Verb

𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei) (Devanagari करेइ, Kannada ಕರೇಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to do

Descendants

• Konkani:

  Devanagari script: कर्चे (karce)

  Kannada script: ಕರ್ಚೆ (karce)

  Latin script: karche

• Old Marathi:

  Modi script: 𑘎𑘨𑘜𑘹 (karaṇe)

  Devanagari script: करणे (karaṇe)

  • Marathi: करणे (karṇe)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 360.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press