𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻

Prakrit

Noun

𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (ḍāgiṇī) f (Devanagari डागिणी)

1. Sauraseni variant of 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)

Descendants

• Hindustani: ḍāin, ḍāyan

  Hindi: डाइन, डायन

  Urdu: ڈائِن (ḍāin), ڈائن

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “डागिणी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 373.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍāgiṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311