𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Sanskrit *मण्ड (maṇḍa)?

Sanskrit -ल (-la)?

Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala)

Inherited from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala); see there for more.

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala) n (Devanagari मंडल)

1. group, gathering
2. country, state
3. circle, round thing

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: मंडल (maṇḍal), मंडली (maṇḍlī)

    Urdu: مَںڈَل (mãḍal), مَںڈلِی (mãḍlī)

  • Old Gujarati: मांदलिइं (māṃdaliiṃ)
  • Romani: mandal (“village”)
• Eastern:
  • Assamese: মাৰল (marol)
  • Odia: ମଣ୍ଡଳ (maṇḍaḷa), ମୁଣ୍ଡୁଳା (muṇḍuḷā), ମୁଣ୍ଡୁଳୀ (muṇḍuḷi)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: maṛᵃrā, mā̃ṛᵊrɨ, maṛro

      Devanagari script: मड़रा, माँड़रि, मड़्रो

      Tirhuta script: 𑒧𑒛𑓃𑒩𑒰, 𑒧𑒰𑒿𑒛𑓃𑒩, 𑒧𑒛𑓃𑓂𑒩𑒽

• Northern:
  • Nepali: मडेउलि (maḍeuli)
• Southern:
  • Dhivehi: މަޑުލު (maḍulu), މަޑުލަ (maḍula)
  • Sinhalese: මඩුල්ල (maḍulla), මැඩිල්ල (mæḍilla)
  • Marathi: mãḍaḷ, mā̃ḍaḷ

    Devanagari script: मंडळ (maṇḍaḷ), मांडळ (māṇḍaḷ)

    Modi script: 𑘦𑘽𑘚𑘯 (maṇḍaḷ), 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘚𑘯 (māṇḍaḷ)

• Western:
  • Punjabi: maṇḍal (“circle, orb”), maṇḍlī (“assembly”)

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੰਡਲ, ਮੰਡਲੀ

    Shahmukhi script: مَݨڈَل, مَݨڈلِی

  • Lahnda: منلا (mannlā, “lid of a churn”)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Sanskrit मृद् (mṛd)der.?

Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala)

Uncertain. Mayrhofer separates this etymology from the above, and follows K. Hoffmann's proposal that the term derives from Sanskrit मृद् (mṛd, “to crush”), but preserving an older meaning of "bite". Compare late Sanskrit मण्डाकक (maṇḍākaka, “kind of animal?”).

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala) m (Devanagari मंडल)

1. dog

   Synonym: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)