𑀔𑀡𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit खनति (khanati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati (“to dig”). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺 (khaṇadi).

Verb

𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï) (Devanagari खणइ, Kannada ಖಣಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to dig

Descendants

• Konkani: khaṇce, khaṇūka

  Devanagari script: खण्चे, खणूक

  Kannada script: ಖಣ್ಛೆ, ಖಂನೂಕ

  Latin script: khannche, khannuk

• Old Marathi: 𑘏𑘜𑘜𑘹 (khaṇaṇe)
  • Marathi: खणणे (khaṇṇe)

References

• Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎^[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 130.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 48.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khánati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press