𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit म्लेच्छदेश (mlecchadeśa, “country of the foreigners or barbarians”).

Noun

𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲 (micchadesa) m (Devanagari मिच्छदेस)

1. a foreign country
   • c. 1000 – 1100, Abdur Rahman, Sandeśa-Rāsaka 3:

     पच्चाएसि पहूओ पुव्वपसिद्धो य मिच्छदेसो त्थि ।
     तह विसए संभूओ आरद्दो मीरसेणस्स ॥

     paccāesi pahūo puvvapasiddho ya micchadeso tthi .
     taha visae saṃbhūo āraddo mīraseṇassa .

     • 1999 translation by Harivallabh Bhayani

       There is the Mleccha country foremost in the Western region, and renowned of old.
       In that country was born a weaver called Mīrasena.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁄 (micchadeso)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸 (micchadesā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀁 (micchadesaṃ)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂 (micchadese) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸 (micchadesā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀡 (micchadeseṇa) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (micchadeseṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (micchadesehi) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (micchadesehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀅 (micchadesāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀑 (micchadesāo) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀉 (micchadesāu) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸 (micchadesā) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (micchadesāhi) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (micchadesāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (micchadesassa)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀡 (micchadesāṇa) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (micchadesāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (micchadesammi) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂 (micchadese)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (micchadesesu) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (micchadesesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲 (micchadesa) or 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸 (micchadesā)	𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑁂𑀲𑀸 (micchadesā)