𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅
Prakrit
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit गैरिक (gairika, “red chalk”). Cognate with Pali geruka.
Noun
edit𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua) m (Devanagari गेरुअ) (Sauraseni)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119