𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭

Ashokan Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit ΰ€Έΰ€Ήΰ€Έΰ₯ΰ€° (sahΓ‘sra).

Numeral edit

𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)

  1. thousand

Alternative forms edit

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (β€œthousand”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi π‘€±π‘€³π‘€± (αΉ£ahaαΉ£a)
East Dhauli π‘€²π‘€³π‘€² (sahasa)
Jaugada π‘€²π‘€³π‘€² (sahasa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿π¨ͺ (sahasra)
Mansehra 𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿π¨ͺ (sahasra)
West Girnar 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (β€œthousand”)
 
𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿π¨ͺ (sahasra) (2)
π‘€²π‘€³π‘€² (sahasa) (2)
π‘€±π‘€³π‘€± (αΉ£ahaαΉ£a) (1)
𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) (1)

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 138.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œsahasra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 768