𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
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editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī); equivalent to *𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀼 (*taṃbu, “copper”) + *𑀧𑀁𑀦 (*paṃna, “leaf”) + -𑀇 (-i). Compare Pali tambapaṇṇī.
Proper noun
edit𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 (taṃbapaṃni) f
- Sri Lanka (an island in South Asia)
- Coordinate term: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)
Usage notes
edit- Vincent A. Smith has suggested that this term refers to the Thamirabarani River in Tamil Nadu (compare Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī)),[1] but this identification is generally rejected.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Vincent A. Smith (1920) “The Rock Edicts”, in Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India, third edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 162.