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𑀯𑀼𑀠

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás
    Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)

    From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.

    Adjective

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    𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /vuḍḍha/)[1][2]

    1. old, aged

    Alternative forms

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    Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

    Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi 𑀯𑀼𑀥 (vudha) 𑀯𑀼𑀥 /vuddha/ (vudha)
    East Dhauli 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
    Jaugada 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨬𐨂𐨝 (vuḍha) 𐨬𐨂𐨝 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
    Mansehra 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra)
    Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
     
    𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) (2)
    𑀯𑀼𑀥 (vudha) (1)
    𐨬𐨂𐨝 (vuḍha) (1)
    𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra) (1)

    Descendants

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    • Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), 𑀯𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (vuddha) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ddhá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Bryan Levman (2010) “Aśokan Phonology and the Language of the Earliest Buddhist Tradition”, in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies‎[1], pages 57-86
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