𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬

Prakrit

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya) m or n (Devanagari मरगय, Kannada ಮರಗಯ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī)

1. hiatus-filler form of 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaa, “emerald”)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 149
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “marakata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press