Prakrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तोक (stoká, drop, dot). Cognate with Pali thoka.

Adjective edit

𑀣𑁄𑀅 (thoa) (Devanagari थोअ, Kannada ಥೋಅ) (Maharastri) [1][2]

  1. little, a little

Derived terms edit

  • *𑀣𑁄𑀅-𑀟-𑀅 (*thoa-ḍa-a)
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: थोड (thoḍa)
      Modi script: 𑘞𑘻𑘚 (thoḍa)
  • 𑀣𑁄𑀯𑀅 (thovaa)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stōká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 82.