Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit समिता (samitā, wheat flour), शमिता (śamitā, rice powder).[1]

    Noun

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    𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆 (samiāf (Devanagari समिआ) [2]

    1. wheat flour

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śamitā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “समिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].