Ashokan Prakrit

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Noun

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𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta /putta/)[1][2]

  1. Alternative form of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra, son)

Alternative forms

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Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada, Kalsi and Sanchi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta]] /putta/</spa)
Delhi-Topra 𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta]] /putta/</spa)
Sanchi 𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta]] /putta/</spa)
East Dhauli 𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta]] /putta/</spa)
Jaugada 𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta]] /putta/</spa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪 (putra)
Mansehra 𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪 (putra)
West Girnar 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son”)
 
𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta) (5)
𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪 (putra) (2)
𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra) (1)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “putrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 54.