𑀠𑀮𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Maharastri Prakrit verb set
𑀠𑀮𑀇 (ḍhalaï)
𑀠𑀸𑀮𑀇 (ḍhālaï)

Possibly inherited from Sanskrit ध्वरति (dhvarati), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ), but also compare the reconstructed *𑀟𑀸𑀮𑀇 (*ḍālaï, “pours, puts”) and *𑀠𑀼𑀮𑀇 (*ḍhulaï, “bends, falls”).

Verb

𑀠𑀮𑀇 (ḍhalaï) (Devanagari ढलइ, Kannada ಢಲಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. falls, drips

Derived terms

• Prakrit: *𑀆𑀠𑀮𑀇 (*āḍhalaï)
  • Marathi: आढळणे (āḍhaḷṇe)
• Prakrit: *𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀮𑀇 (*ṇiḍḍhalaï)
  • Marathi: निढळणे (niḍhaḷṇe)

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਢਲਣਾ / ڈھلݨا (ḍhalṇā)
• Nepali: ढल्नु (ḍhalnu)
• Bengali: ঢলা (ḍhola)
• Sylheti: ꠓꠣꠟꠣ (ḍála)
• Hindi: ढलना (ḍhalnā)
• Urdu: ڈھلنا (ḍhalnā)
• Marathi: ढळणे (ḍhaḷṇe)
• Gujarati: ઢળવું (ḍhaḷvũ)

Forms extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-):

• Punjabi: ਢਲਕਨਾ / ڈھلکنا (ḍhalaknā)
• Nepali: ढल्कनु (ḍhalkanu)
• Bengali: ঢলকা (ḍholoka)
• Hindi: ढलकना (ḍhalaknā)
• Urdu: ڈھالکنا (ḍhalaknā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhalati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press