𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit *देक्षति (dekṣati), somehow related to the root दृश् (dṛś).[1]
Verb edit
𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)
- Synonym of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati, “to see”)
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.
Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati) |
East | Dhauli | 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati) |
Jaugada | 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀔𑀢𑀺 (drakhati), 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati) |
Mansehra | 𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”) | ||
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Descendants edit
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (dekkhadi)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dr̥kṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press