Prakrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit जयति (jáyati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀇 (jei), Pali jeti.

Verb

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𑀚𑁂𑀤𑀺 (jedi) (Devanagari जेदि) (transitive, intransitive) (Śaurasenī) [1][2]

  1. to win, conquer, subdue

References

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  1. ^ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jayaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press