𑀯𑀼𑀠
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.
Adjective edit
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀯𑀼𑀥 /vuddha/ (vudha]] /vuddha/</spa) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa) |
| Jaugada | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨬𐨂𐨝 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa) |
| Mansehra | 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”) | ||
|---|---|---|
Descendants edit
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: बुढो (buḍho)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ddhá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Bryan Levman (2010) “Aśokan Phonology and the Language of the Earliest Buddhist Tradition”, in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies[1], pages 57-86